{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.7-2","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-1-9.7-2","heading":"Limitations on prescribing opioids; exemptions; documentation","body":"Sec. 2. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), a prescriber may issue a prescription for an opioid only if the following limitations are met:\n(1) If the prescription is for an adult who is being prescribed an opioid for the first time by the prescriber, the initial prescription may not exceed a seven (7) day supply.\n(2) If the prescription is for a child who is less than eighteen (18) years of age, the prescription may not exceed a seven (7) day supply.\n(3) If the prescription is for an animal that is being prescribed an opioid for the first time by the veterinarian, the initial prescription may not exceed a seven (7) day supply.\n(b) The limitations set forth in subsection (a) do not apply under any of the following circumstances:\n(1) The prescriber is issuing the prescription for the treatment or provision of any of the following:\n(A) Cancer.\n(B) Palliative care.\n(C) Medication-assisted treatment for a substance use disorder.\n(D) A condition that is adopted by rule by the medical licensing board under IC 25-22.5-13-8 to be necessary to be exempted from subsection (a).\n(2) If, in the professional judgment of a prescriber, a patient requires more than the prescription limitations specified in subsection (a).\n(c) If a prescriber:\n(1) determines that a drug other than an opioid is not appropriate; and\n(2) uses an exemption specified in subsection (b)(1)(B) or (b)(2) and issues a prescription for a patient that exceeds the limitations set forth in subsection (a);\nthe prescriber shall document in the patient's medical record the indication that a drug other than an opiate was not appropriate and that the patient is receiving palliative care or that the prescriber is using the prescriber's professional judgment for the exemption.\n(d) If a prescriber issues a prescription for an opioid for administration through an intrathecal pump or epidural pain pump:\n(1) the prescription may not exceed a one hundred eighty (180) day supply; and\n(2) the patient may not be required to have a face-to-face visit with the prescriber more than once every one hundred eighty (180) days unless the prescriber determines an earlier follow up visit is medically necessary.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS","Chapter 9.7. Prescribing and Dispensing of Opioids"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-1-9.7-2","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"be1b4966e53907a4a60b97baede850a792abd54c8daeba5519e2042b379be72a","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.7-1","next":"us-in/ic-25-1-9.7-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}