1. (a) Before March 1, 2016, the:

   1. (1) board, concerning physician assistants;
   2. (2) board of podiatric medicine, concerning podiatrists;
   3. (3) state board of dentistry, concerning dentists; and

   4. (4) Indiana state board of nursing, concerning advanced practice registered nurses;

      shall adopt rules necessary to complement the rules for prescribing opioid controlled substances for pain management treatment adopted by the board under sections 1 and 2 of this chapter.

2. (b) Before December 31, 2015, each board specified in subsection

3. (a) shall provide a report in an electronic format under IC 5-14-6 to the legislative council providing a status report on efforts to adopt the rules required by subsection (a). The status report must include:

   1. (1) a copy of the board's rulemaking docket required by IC 4-22-2-22.5 ; and
   2. (2) a reasonable estimate of the timetable for action required under IC 4-22-2-22.5 (d)(8).

As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.54-2015, SEC.2; P.L.129-2018, SEC.27.