856 IAC 2-6-4 - Issuance of prescriptions; information required

Authority: IC 35-48-3-1

Affected: IC 35-48-3-9

Sec. 4.

(a) All prescriptions for controlled substances shall be dated as of, and signed, the day when issued and shall bear the full name and address of the patient, and the name, address, and federal controlled substance registration number of the practitioner. A practitioner may sign a prescription either in writing or electronically in accordance with applicable federal regulations. Where an oral order is not permitted, prescriptions shall be:

(1) written with ink, indelible pencil, computer printer, or typewriter and manually signed by the practitioner; or

(2) electronically written, signed, and transmitted in accordance with applicable federal regulations.

(b) Nonelectronically prescribed prescriptions may be prepared by a secretary or agent for the signature of a practitioner, but the prescribing practitioner is responsible in case the prescription does not conform in all essential respects to the law and regulations. A corresponding liability rests upon the pharmacist who fills a prescription not prepared in the form prescribed by these regulations, or applicable federal regulations.

(c) An intern, resident, or foreign-trained physician exempted from registration under 856 IAC 2-3-5(c) shall include on all prescriptions issued by him or her the federal controlled substance registration number of the hospital or other institution and the special internal code number assigned to him or her by the hospital or other institution as provided in 856 IAC 2-3-5(c) in lieu of the registration number of the practitioner required by this section. Each prescription shall have the name of the intern, resident, or foreign-trained physician stamped or printed on it, as well as the signature of the physician.

(d) An official exempted from registration under 856 IAC 2-3-6 shall include on all prescriptions issued by him or her, his or her branch of service or agency (for example, "U.S. Army" or "Public Health Service") and his or her service identification number in lieu of the federal controlled substance registration number of the practitioner required by this section. The service identification number for a Public Health Service employee is his or her Social Security identification number. Each prescription shall have the name of the officer stamped, typed, or hand-printed on it, as well as the signature of the officer.

(e) A prescription issued electronically by a practitioner exempted under subsections (c) and (d) shall conform to applicable federal regulations.

Notes

856 IAC 2-6-4

Indiana Board of Pharmacy; Reg 28,Ch VI,Sec 6.04; filed Jul 9, 1974, 9:29 a.m.: Unpublished; readopted filed Nov 14, 2001, 2:45 p.m.: 25 IR 1341; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:33 p.m.: 20071031-IR-856070060RFA; filed Jun 19, 2013, 10:06 a.m.: 20130717-IR-856120619FRA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-856130308RFA Readopted filed 2/15/2024, 1:16 p.m.: 20240313-IR-856230795RFA