Terms Used In Indiana Code 12-15-35-17

  • criteria: means the predetermined and explicitly accepted elements that are used to measure drug use on an ongoing basis to determine if the use is appropriate, medically necessary, and not likely to result in adverse medical outcomes. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-5
  • standards: means the acceptable range of deviation from the criteria that reflects local medical practice and that is tested on the Medicaid recipient database. See Indiana Code 12-15-35-15
   Sec. 17. As used in this chapter, “therapeutic appropriateness” means drug prescribing based on rational drug therapy that is consistent with the criteria and standards developed under this chapter.

As added by P.L.75-1992, SEC.19.