IC 25-26-16-4: Minimum protocol requirements

Sec. 4. (a) This section applies to a pharmacist who is practicing in a hospital:

(1) that is listed in IC 16-18-2-161(a)(1); and

(2) in which the pharmacist is supervised by a physician as required under the protocols of the facility that are developed by health care professionals, including physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses.

(b) The protocols developed under this chapter must at a minimum require that the medical records of the patient are available to both the patient's practitioner and the pharmacist and that the procedures performed by the pharmacist relate to a condition for which the patient has first seen a physician or other licensed practitioner.