{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-20","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 16-42-19-20","heading":"Validity of prescriptions or drug orders","body":"Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a prescription or drug order for a legend drug is not valid unless the prescription or drug order is issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of the practitioner's business.\n(b) A practitioner may not knowingly issue an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.\n(c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.","path":["TITLE 16. HEALTH","ARTICLE 42. REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS","Chapter 19. Drugs: Indiana Legend Drug Act"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_16.html#16-42-19-20","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-11T20:02:18Z","sha256":"21573f15d4a7c01204604d1b932f3ba8bcfb6379e2be1abc394d9f4d95d00309","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-19","next":"us-in/ic-16-42-19-21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}