Section 25-23.4-4-5 - Prescription drugs(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), a certified direct entry midwife may not dispense or administer prescription drugs.(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: (1) Postpartum antihemorrhagic drugs in emergency situations.(2) Local anesthetics by infiltration or topical application, only for postpartum repair of lacerations, tears, and episiotomy.(4) Prophylactic antibiotics for Group B Strep (also known as Beta Strep).(c) A certified direct entry midwife may not administer a drug intravenously and may, with a physician's order, administer the following:(1) Vitamin K, either orally or through intramuscular injection.(3) Prophylactic ophthalmic antibiotics. The 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.
Added by P.L. 232-2013, SEC. 20, eff. 7/1/2013.