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"SECTION 10. IC 25-26-13-31.2, AS ADDED BY P.L.94-2007,
SECTION 2, IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
JULY 1, 2011]: Sec. 31.2. (a) A pharmacist may administer an
immunization to an individual under a drug order or prescription.
(b) A pharmacist may administer an immunization for influenza
or
shingles (herpes zoster) to a group of individuals under a drug order,
under a prescription, or according to a protocol approved by a
physician if the following requirements are met:
(1) The physician specifies in the drug order, prescription, or
protocol the group of individuals to whom the immunization may
be administered.
(2) The physician who writes the drug order, prescription, or
protocol is licensed in Indiana and not employed by a pharmacy.
(3) The pharmacist who administers the immunization is
responsible for notifying, not later than fourteen (14) days after
the pharmacist administers the immunization, the physician who
authorized the immunization and the individual's primary care
physician that the individual received the immunization.
(4) If the physician uses a protocol, the protocol may apply only
to an individual or group of individuals who are at least:
(A) fourteen (14)
years of age but less than eighteen (18) years
of age, if the pharmacist receives the consent of a parent or
legal guardian, and the parent or legal guardian is present at
the time of immunization; or
(B) eighteen (18) years of age.
(c) If the state department of health or the department of homeland
security determines that an emergency exists, a pharmacist may
administer any immunization in accordance with:
(1) the requirements of subsection (b)(1) through (b)(3); and
(2) any instructions in the emergency determination.".
Renumber all SECTIONS consecutively.
(Reference is to ESB 363 as printed April 12, 2011.)
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MO036307/DI 77 2011