Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-25.5

  • Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Electronic data intermediary: means an entity that provides the infrastructure that connects a computer system or another electronic device used by a prescribing practitioner with a computer system or another electronic device used by a pharmacy to facilitate the secure transmission of:

    Indiana Code 25-26-13-2

  • Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Practitioner: has the meaning set forth in IC 16-42-19-5. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Prescription: means a written order or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner to or for an ultimate user for any drug or device containing:

    Indiana Code 25-26-13-2

   Sec. 25.5. A prescription may be transmitted electronically from a practitioner to a pharmacy only through the use of an electronic data intermediary approved by the board.

As added by P.L.204-2005, SEC.17.