Authority: IC 35-48-3-1

Affected: IC 35-48-3-1

Sec. 11. Persons exempt from fee. (a) The Indiana State Board of Pharmacy shall exempt from payment of a fee for registration or re- registration the following persons:

1. (1) Any official or agency of the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Veterans' Administration or Public Health Service who or which is authorized to procure or purchase controlled substances for official use; and
2. (2) Any official, employee, or other civil officer or agency of the United States, or any State, or any political subdivision or agency thereof, who or which is authorized to purchase controlled substances, to obtain such substances from official stocks, to dispense or administer such substances, to conduct research, instructional activities, or chemical analysis with such substances, or any combination thereof, in the course of his or its official duties or employment.

(b) In order to claim exemption from payment of a registration or re-registration fee, the registrant shall have completed the certification on the appropriate form, wherein the registrant's superior (if an individual) or officer (if an agency) certifies to the status and address of the registrant and to the authority of the registrant to acquire, possess, or handle controlled substances.

(c) Exemption from payment of a registration or re-registration fee does not relieve the registrant of any other requirements or duties prescribed by law.

(Indiana Board of Pharmacy; Reg 28,Ch III,Sec 3.23; filed Jul 9, 1974, 9:29 am: Unpublished; readopted filed Nov 14, 2001, 2:45 p.m.: 25 IR 1341; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:33 p.m.: 20071031-IR-856070060RFA; readopted filed Nov 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-856130308RFA; readopted filed Nov 18, 2019, 11:41 a.m.: 20191218-IR- 856190076RFA; readopted filed Feb 15, 2024, 1:16 p.m.: 20240313-IR-856230795RFA)