Indiana § 16-42-19-16 - Unlawful acts
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§ 16-42-19-16. Unlawful acts
Sec. 16. Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a person may not do any of the following:
(1) Obtain or attempt to obtain a legend drug or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a legend drug by any of the following:
(A) Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation, or subterfuge.
(B) The forgery or alteration of a prescription, drug order, or written order.
(C) The concealment of a material fact.
(D) The use of a false name or the giving of a false address.
(2) Communicate information to a physician in an effort unlawfully to procure a legend drug or unlawfully to procure the administration of a legend drug. Such a communication is not considered a privileged communication.
(3) Intentionally make a false statement in a prescription, drug order, order, report, or record required by this chapter.
(4) For the purpose of obtaining a legend drug, falsely assume the title of or represent oneself to be a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacist, physician, dentist, veterinarian, or other person.
(5) Make or utter a false or forged prescription or false drug order or forged written order.
(6) Affix a false or forged label to a package or receptacle containing legend drugs. This subdivision does not apply to law enforcement agencies or their representatives while engaged in enforcing this chapter.
(7) Dispense a legend drug except as provided in this chapter.
[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-3(f).]
As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.239-1999, SEC.3; P.L.48-2015, SEC.1.
Source: official Indiana text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 16-42-19-16 ("Unlawful acts") is part of the Indiana Code, the codified statutory law of Indiana. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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