Section 856IAC1-32-2. Noncontrolled and controlled substance prescription transfers

   (a) Prescription information for legend drugs that are not controlled substances may be transferred at any time during the lifetime of the prescription up to one (1) year after the date originally issued by the prescriber or when the original number of authorized refills expires, whichever comes first.

  (b) Except as limited by the requirement of subsection (a), prescriptions for legend drugs that are not controlled substances may be transferred any number of times.

  (c) If any authorized refills remain, prescriptions for schedule III, schedule IV, and schedule V controlled substances may be transferred only once within six (6) months from the date the prescription was issued. However, pharmacies electronically sharing a real-time, online database may transfer up to the maximum refills permitted by law and the prescriber's authorization.

  (d) Prescriptions for schedule II controlled substances may not be transferred. (Indiana Board of Pharmacy; 856 IAC 1-32-2; filed Jun 8, 1992, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 2248; filed May 26, 2000, 8:52 a.m.: 23 IR 2503; readopted filed Dec 2, 2001, 12:35 p.m.: 25 IR 1339; readopted filed Sep 26, 2008, 10:55 a.m.: 20081015-IR-856080346RFA; filed Jun 19, 2013, 10:06 a.m.: 20130717-IR-856120619FRA)