(a)The board shall register an applicant to
manufacture or distribute controlled substances unless it determines
that the issuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the
public interest. In determining the public interest, the board shall
consider:
(1)maintenance of effective controls against diversion of
controlled substances into other than legitimate medical,
scientific, or industrial channels;
(2)compliance with applicable state and local law;
(3)any convictions of the applicant under any federal and state
laws relating to any controlled substance;
(4)past experience in the manufacture or distribution of
controlled substances, and the existence in the applicant's
establishment of effective controls against diversion;
(5)furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudul
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(a) The board shall register an applicant to
manufacture or distribute controlled substances unless it determines
that the issuance of that registration would be inconsistent with the
public interest. In determining the public interest, the board shall
consider:
(1) maintenance of effective controls against diversion of
controlled substances into other than legitimate medical,
scientific, or industrial channels;
(2) compliance with applicable state and local law;
(3) any convictions of the applicant under any federal and state
laws relating to any controlled substance;
(4) past experience in the manufacture or distribution of
controlled substances, and the existence in the applicant's
establishment of effective controls against diversion;
(5) furnishing by the applicant of false or fraudulent material in
any application filed under this article;
(6) suspension or revocation of the applicant's federal registration
to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances as
authorized by federal law; and
(7) any other factors relevant to and consistent with the public
health and safety.
(b) Registration under subsection (a) of this section does not entitle
a registrant to manufacture and distribute controlled substances in
schedules I or II other than those specified in the registration.
(c) Practitioners must be registered to dispense any controlled
substances or to conduct research with controlled substances in
schedules II through V if they are authorized to dispense or conduct
research under the law of this state. The board need not require
separate registration under this chapter for practitioners engaging in
research with nonnarcotic controlled substances in schedules II through
V where the registrant is already registered under this chapter in
another capacity, to the extent authorized by the registrant's registration
in that other capacity.
(d) Registration to conduct research or instructional activities with
controlled substances in schedules I through V does not entitle a
registrant to conduct research or instructional activities with controlled
substances other than those approved by the board in accordance with
the registration.
(e) The board may consult with the Indiana board of veterinary
medicine before issuing a registration to a person:
(1) who seeks to conduct research or instructional activities with
controlled substances in schedules I through IV; and
(2) whose activities constitute the practice of veterinary medicine
(as defined by IC 25-38.1-1-12).
(f) Compliance by manufacturers and distributors with the
provisions of the federal law respecting registration (excluding fees)
entitles them to be registered under this article.
As added by Acts 1976, P.L.148, SEC.7. Amended by Acts
1981, P.L.170, SEC.7; P.L.84-2010, SEC.94; P.L.48-2022,
SEC.33.