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IN SB0488
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2011
Primary Sponsor
Dennis Kruse
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AI Summary
- Pharmacists may refuse to dispense or sell drugs or medical devices they believe would be used to cause an abortion, assist suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing
- Before refusing to dispense drugs related to assisted suicide or euthanasia, pharmacists must contact the prescribing physician to clarify the patient's clinical condition and appropriateness of the prescription
- Pharmacies must have policies in place to ensure drugs or medical devices that a pharmacist refuses to dispense are still made available to patients
- Pharmacists who refuse to dispense under these provisions are protected from civil liability claims and cannot face disciplinary action from their employer
- Pharmacists may sue employers who take retaliatory action against them for refusing to dispense, with potential recovery of actual damages, punitive damages, costs, and attorney's fees, plus the Indiana Board of Pharmacy may assess fines of $5,000 for first offenses and $10,000 for subsequent offenses
Legislative Description
Dispensing of drugs by pharmacists.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
1/13/2011
Full Bill Text
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