{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-25-26-13-19","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 25-26-13-19","heading":"Retail pharmacies; absence of pharmacist; revocation of privilege","body":"Sec. 19. (a) A pharmacy holding a Category I or Category III permit that is not operating as a remote dispensing facility (as defined in IC 25-26-13.5-3) may be open to the general public without a pharmacist on duty if the following conditions are met:\n(1) Approval is obtained from the board.\n(2) All legend drugs and other merchandise that can only be dispensed by a pharmacist are securely locked or secured by an alternative system approved by the board when the pharmacist is absent.\n(3) During the pharmacist's absence, a sign at least twenty (20) inches by thirty (30) inches is prominently displayed in the prescription department stating: \"Prescription Department Closed, No Pharmacist on Duty\".\n(4) Only a pharmacist has access to the secured area.\n(b) The board may revoke or limit a pharmacy's privilege under this section after a hearing under IC 4-21.5-3.","path":["TITLE 25. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS","ARTICLE 26. PHARMACISTS, PHARMACIES, DRUG STORES","Chapter 13. Regulation of Pharmacists and Pharmacies ─ Creation of Board"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_25.html#25-26-13-19","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-10-06T20:43:28Z","sha256":"22d268ece018dd31bae2edf244fb0a833b2bf80fd184f3091de49d308136eb77","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-25-26-13-18.5","next":"us-in/ic-25-26-13-20"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}