(b) As used in this chapter, 'owner' means a person that employs or contracts with at least one (1) individual to dispense a controlled substance in an office, facility, clinic, or location owned or controlled by the person. The term does not include the following:(1) A person licensed by a board listed in IC 25-1-9.(2) A dentist licensed under IC 25-14.(3) A physician licensed under IC 25-22.5.(4) An optometrist licensed under IC 25-24.(5) A podiatrist licensed under IC 25-29.(6) A community mental health center certified under IC 12-21-2-3(5)(C).(7) A private mental health institution or private psychiatric hospital licensed under IC 12-25.(8) A hospital or ambulatory outpatient surgical center licensed under IC 16-21.(9) A hospice licensed under IC 16-25.(10) A home health agency licensed under IC 16-27-1.(11) A health facility licensed under IC 16-28.(12) A rural health clinic (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(1)).(13) A federally qualified health center (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)).(14) A pharmacist or pharmacy licensed under IC 25-26.(15) A community health center (as defined in IC 34-18-2-9).(16) 13) A federally qualified health center (as defined in 42 U.S.C. 1396d(l)(2)(B)).(14) A pharmacist or pharmacy licensed under IC 25-26.(15) A community health center (as defined in IC 34-18-2-9).(16) An affiliate, member, partner, or subsidiary of any person described in subdivisions (6) through (15).(17) A:(A) corporation;(B) partnership;(C) joint venture;(D) limited liability company; or(E) professional corporation;or any other entity in which more than fifty percent (50%) of the owners, shareholders, partners, or members are persons listed in subdivisions (1) through (16).As added by P.L.185-2013, SEC.5.
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