Ind. Code § 6-2.5-5-18
Drugs, medical equipment, supplies, and devices; acquisition by patient
- (a) As used in this section, "legend drug" means a drug (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-17 ) that is also a legend drug for purposes of IC 16-18-2-199 .
- (b) As used in this section, "nonlegend drug" means a drug (as defined in IC 6-2.5-1-17 ) that is not a legend drug.
(c) Transactions involving the following are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the end user acquires the property upon a prescription or drug order (as defined in IC 16-42-19-3 ) from a licensed practitioner:
- (1) Durable medical equipment.
- (2) Mobility enhancing equipment.
- (3) Prosthetic devices, including artificial limbs, orthopedic devices, dental prosthetic devices, eyeglasses, and contact lenses.
(4) Other medical supplies or devices that are used exclusively for medical treatment of a medically diagnosed condition, including a medically diagnosed condition due to:
- (A) injury;
- (B) bodily dysfunction; or
- (C) surgery.
(5) Hearing aid devices that are worn on the body and designed to aid, improve, or correct defective human hearing, including:
- (A) parts;
- (B) attachments;
- (C) batteries; or
(D) accessories;
reasonably necessary for use of a hearing aid device.
(6) Legend drugs and nonlegend drugs, if:
- (A) a registered pharmacist makes the sale to a patient upon the prescription of a licensed practitioner; or
- (B) a licensed practitioner makes the sale to a patient.
(7) A nonlegend drug, if:
- (A) the nonlegend drug is dispensed upon an original prescription or a drug order (as defined in IC 16-42-19-3 ); and
- (B) the ultimate user of the drug is a person confined to a hospital or health care facility.
- (8) Food, food ingredients, and dietary supplements that are sold by a licensed practitioner or pharmacist.
(d) Transactions involving the following are exempt from the state gross retail tax if the patient acquires the property for the patient's own use without a prescription or drug order:
(1) Hearing aid devices that are:
(A) worn on the body and designed to aid, improve, or correct defective human hearing, including:
- (i) parts;
- (ii) attachments;
- (iii) batteries; or
(iv) accessories;
reasonably necessary for the use of a hearing aid device; and
- (B) fitted or dispensed by a person licensed or registered for that purpose.
(2) Prosthetic devices, including artificial limbs, orthopedic devices, dental prosthetic devices, eyeglasses, and contact lenses, that are:
- (A) used to aid, improve, or correct human movement and operation; and
- (B) fitted or dispensed by a person licensed or registered for that purpose.
- (3) Colostomy bags, ileostomy bags, and the medical equipment, supplies, and devices used in conjunction with those bags.
- (4) Devices and equipment used to administer insulin.
(5) Insulin, oxygen, blood, and blood plasma, if purchased for medical purposes.
As added by Acts 1980, P.L.52, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.257-2003, SEC.23; P.L.182-2009(ss), SEC.178; P.L.113-2010, SEC.50; P.L.84-2011, SEC.3; P.L.265-2013, SEC.5; P.L.242-2015, SEC.8; P.L.239-2017, SEC.8.