{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-23.4-4-5","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-23.4-4-5","heading":"Prescription drugs","body":"Sec. 5. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs.\n(b) A certified direct entry midwife may carry and administer the following medications under a protocol issued and agreed to by a physician licensed under IC 25-22.5:\n(1) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs in emergency situations.\n(2) Local anesthetics by infiltration or topical application, only for postpartum repair of lacerations, tears, and episiotomy.\n(3) Oxygen.\n(4) Prophylactic antibiotics for Group B Strep (also known as Beta Strep).\n(c) A certified direct entry midwife may not administer a drug intravenously and may, with a physician's order, administer the following:\n(1) Vitamin K, either orally or through intramuscular injection.\n(2) Rhogam.\n(3) Prophylactic ophthalmic antibiotics.\nThe board may adopt rules under IC 4-22-2 specifying the circumstances under which a certified direct entry midwife may administer the substances listed in this subsection.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 23.4. CERTIFIED DIRECT ENTRY MIDWIVES","Chapter 4. Informed Consent for the Practice of Certified Direct Entry Midwifery"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-23.4-4-5","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"2e2dfedde9e94e5f131cf78d7ce79af1b501f1cfc2cf471d04d6c4d39e7f5c7d","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-23.4-4-4","next":"us-in/ic-25-23.4-4-6"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}