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Subtitle 1 - Definitions; General Provisions
Section 12-101 - Definitions - (a) In this title the following words have the meanings...
Section 12-102 - Scope of Title - (a) (1) In this section the following terms have the...
Section 12-102.1 - Inspections - (a) This section does not apply to a licensed dentist...
Section 12-102.2 - Fees - (a) This section does not apply to a licensed dentist...
Subtitle 2 - State Board of Pharmacy
Section 12-201 - Board Established - There is a State Board of Pharmacy in the Department.
Section 12-202 - Membership - (a) (1) The Board consists of twelve members. (2) Of...
Section 12-203 - Officers - (a) From among its members, the Board annually shall elect...
Section 12-204 - Quorum; Meetings; Compensation; Staff - (a) A majority of the members then serving on the...
Section 12-205 - Miscellaneous Powers and Duties - (a) In addition to the powers set forth elsewhere in...
Section 12-206 - State Board of Pharmacy Fund -- Establishment of Fees; Disposition of Funds - (a) There is a State Board of Pharmacy Fund. (b)...
Section 12-207 - Good Faith Exemption From Civil Liability - A person shall have the immunity from liability described under...
Subtitle 3 - Licensing
Section 12-301 - License Required; Exception - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual...
Section 12-302 - Qualifications of Applicants - (a) To qualify for a license, an applicant shall be...
Section 12-303 - Applications for Licenses - (a) To apply for a license, an applicant shall: (1)...
Section 12-304 - Examinations - (a) An applicant who otherwise qualifies for a license is...
Section 12-305 - Waiver of Examination Requirements - (a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Board...
Section 12-306 - Issuance of License - The Board shall issue a license to any applicant who...
Section 12-307 - Scope of License; Pharmacy Permits; Exceptions - (a) A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while...
Section 12-308 - Term and Renewal of Licenses - (a) (1) A license expires on the date set by...
Section 12-309 - Continuing Education - (a) Except as permitted in subsections (b) and (c) of...
Section 12-310 - Reinstatement of Expired Licenses - (a) The Board shall reinstate the license of a pharmacist...
Section 12-311 - Display of Licenses - Each licensee shall display the license conspicuously in the office...
Section 12-312 - Surrender of License - (a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of...
Section 12-313 - Denials, Reprimands, Suspensions, and Revocations -- Grounds - (a) In this section, “convicted” includes a determination of guilt,...
Section 12-314 - Penalty, Etc - (a) If after a hearing under § 12-315 of this...
Section 12-315 - Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act,...
Section 12-316 - Review - (a) Except as provided in this section for an action...
Section 12-317 - Pharmacist Rehabilitation Committees - (a) In this section, “pharmacist rehabilitation committee” means a group...
Section 12-318 - Pharmacy Review Committee - (a) In this section, “pharmacy review committee” means an advisory...
Section 12-319 - Injunction by State or Board - (a) An action may be maintained in the name of...
Section 12-320 - Investigation and Examination - (a) In investigating an allegation brought against a licensee, registered...
Subtitle 4 - Pharmacy Permits
Section 12-401 - Pharmacy Permit Required - (a) A person shall hold a pharmacy permit issued by...
Section 12-402 - Qualifications of Applicants - To qualify for a pharmacy permit, an applicant shall satisfy...
Section 12-403 - Required Standards - (a) This section does not apply to a licensed dentist...
Section 12-404 - Application for Pharmacy Permits - (a) To apply for a pharmacy permit, an applicant shall:...
Section 12-405 - Issuance of Pharmacy Permit; Notice of Denial - (a) The Board shall issue a pharmacy permit to any...
Section 12-406 - Scope of Pharmacy Permit - (a) A pharmacy permit authorizes the pharmacy permit holder to...
Section 12-407 - Term and Renewal of Pharmacy Permits - (a) A pharmacy permit expires on the May 31 after...
Section 12-408 - Nontransferability of Pharmacy Permits; Display of Pharmacy Permits - (a) A pharmacy permit is not transferable. (b) Each pharmacy...
Section 12-409 - Suspensions and Revocations -- Grounds - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 12–411 of...
Section 12-410 - Penalty Instead of Suspension or in Addition to Suspension or Revocation - (a) If after a hearing under § 12-411 of this...
Section 12-411 - Hearings - (a) Except as otherwise provided in the Administrative Procedure Act,...
Section 12-412 - Review - (a) Any person whose application for a pharmacy permit has...
Section 12-413 - Entry and Inspection - (a) During business hours, the Secretary, the Board, or the...
Subtitle 5 - Practice of Pharmacy and Operation of Pharmacies
Section 12-501 - Refusal to Dispense or Refill Prescription - (a) A pharmacist may refuse to dispense or refill a...
Section 12-502 - Pharmaceutical Information - (a) In the operation of a pharmacy, only a licensed...
Section 12-503 - Dating of Prescription by Authorized Prescriber; Time Limit for Filling Prescription - (a) An authorized prescriber who issues a prescription shall indicate...
Section 12-504 - Substitution of Generic Equivalent for Brand Name Drug Products - (a) In this section, “brand name” means the proprietary name...
Section 12-504.1 - Dispensing Biological Products - (a) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section,...
Section 12-505 - Labeling Requirements for Prescription Medicines - (a) Except for a drug or device dispensed to an...
Section 12-506 - Guidelines for Unauthorized Refills - (a) A pharmacist may refill a prescription for a drug...
Section 12-507 - Consultation With Medical Assistance Recipients and Caregivers; Records - (a) A pharmacist who provides prescription services to medical assistance...
Section 12-508 - Administration of Vaccinations - (a) (1) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a...
Section 12-509 - Administration of Drugs - (a) In addition to the authority granted to a pharmacist...
Section 12-510 - Compounded Nonsterile or Sterile Preparations - (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section,...
Section 12-511 - Prescribing and Dispensing Contraceptives by Pharmacist Authorized - (a) In this section, “contraceptives” means contraceptive medications and self–administered...
Section 12-512 - Single Dispensing of Prescription Drugs by Pharmacist - (a) In this section, “authorized prescriber” has the meaning stated...
Section 12-513 - Advance Notice of Certain Pharmacy Closings -- Certain Information Included in Notice -- Adoption of Regulations - (a) Before the closing of a pharmacy for more than...
Subtitle 6 - Board Regulation of Drugs, Medicines, and Other Products
Section 12-601 - Disciplinary Actions - (a) Subject to the hearing provisions of § 12–315 of...
Section 12-603 - Home Dialysis Distribution Program - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 12-604 - General Power to Inspect Drugs, Medicines, and Other Products - (a) The Secretary, the Board, or the agents of either,...
Section 12-605 - Remote Automated Medication Systems - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Subtitle 6A - Therapy Management Contracts
Section 12-6A-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 12-6A-02 - Contract Not Required - A therapy management contract is not required for the management...
Section 12-6A-03 - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements - (a) An authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacist who wish...
Section 12-6A-04 - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements -- Authority to Enter - A pharmacist is authorized to enter into a prescriber–pharmacist agreement...
Section 12-6A-05 - Authorized Prescriber to Initiate Contract; Limitations - (a) Subject to the regulations adopted under this subtitle, a...
Section 12-6A-06 - Protocols - (a) A protocol under this subtitle: (1) May authorize: (i)...
Section 12-6A-07 - Therapy Management Contracts - (a) A therapy management contract shall apply only to conditions...
Section 12-6A-08 - Maintenance of Records - (a) The authorized prescriber shall maintain complete patient records with...
Section 12-6A-09 - Provisions of Subtitle Not to Supersede Provisions of Criminal Law Article - Nothing in this subtitle supersedes the provisions of § 5–902...
Section 12-6A-10 - Adoption of Regulations - (a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Board,...
Subtitle 6B - Registered Pharmacy Technicians
Section 12-6B-01 - Registration Required; Scope - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual...
Section 12-6B-02 - Qualifications - (a) To qualify for registration an applicant shall be an...
Section 12-6B-03 - Application Requirements - (a) An applicant for registration shall: (1) Submit an application...
Section 12-6B-04 - Registration and Fees - (a) The Board shall register as a pharmacy technician any...
Section 12-6B-05 - Notification of Pleas or Convictions in Criminal Actions - (a) A registered pharmacy technician shall notify the Board of...
Section 12-6B-06 - Authorized and Prohibited Acts - (a) Registration authorizes a registered pharmacist technician to perform delegated...
Section 12-6B-07 - Expiration and Renewal of Registration - (a) (1) Unless the registration is renewed for an additional...
Section 12-6B-08 - Display of Registration; Identification - (a) Each registered pharmacy technician shall: (1) Display the pharmacy...
Section 12-6B-09 - Grounds for Reprimand or Denial, Probation, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration - Subject to the hearing provision of § 12–315 of this...
Section 12-6B-10 - Penalty in Lieu of Other Sanctions - (a) If after a hearing under § 12-315 of this...
Section 12-6B-11 - Surrender of Registration - (a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of...
Section 12-6B-12 - Registration Required - Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may...
Section 12-6B-13 - Obtaining Registration Under False Representations Prohibited - (a) An individual may not obtain a pharmacy technician’s registration...
Section 12-6B-14 - Unauthorized Practice -- Representation to Public - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual...
Subtitle 6C - Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act
Section 12-6C-01 - Definitions - (a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings...
Section 12-6C-02 - Exceptions - This subtitle does not affect any person while distributing: (1)...
Section 12-6C-03 - Permit Required - (a) A wholesale distributor shall hold a permit issued by...
Section 12-6C-03.1 - Purchase and Distribution of Prescription Drugs and Devices by Department - (a) The Department may purchase and distribute prescription drugs and...
Section 12-6C-03.2 - Inspection of Sterile Drug Products; Report - (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, a wholesale...
Section 12-6C-04 - Accreditation and Reciprocity - (a) (1) In this section the following words have the...
Section 12-6C-05 - Application Requirements - (a) To apply for a wholesale distributor permit, an applicant...
Section 12-6C-05.1 - Criminal History Records Check for Designated Representative and Immediate Supervisor - (a) (1) In this subsection, “Central Repository” means the Criminal...
Section 12-6C-06 - Expiration and Renewal - (a) A wholesale distributor permit expires on May 31 after...
Section 12-6C-07 - Regulations -- Inspections; Requirements - The Board: (1) Shall adopt regulations that require routine inspections...
Section 12-6C-08 - Disclosure of Information - Information provided by a wholesale distributor or an applicant for...
Section 12-6C-09 - Distribution of Prescription Drugs; Returns or Exchanges - (a) (1) A wholesale distributor shall receive prescription drug returns...
Section 12-6C-10 - Pedigree - (a) A person who is engaged in the wholesale distribution...
Section 12-6C-11 - Violations; Penalties - (a) (1) If a person knowingly violates any provision of...
Section 12-6C-12 - Regulations - On or before January 1, 2008, the Board shall adopt...
Section 12-6C-13 - Annual Reports - On or before January 1, 2008, and on or before...
Subtitle 6D - Registered Pharmacy Interns
Section 12-6D-01 - "Acpe" Defined - In this subtitle, “ACPE” means the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy...
Section 12-6D-02 - Registration and Approval Required - Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual shall...
Section 12-6D-03 - Qualifications - (a) To qualify for registration an applicant shall be an...
Section 12-6D-04 - State Criminal History Records Check - (a) In this section, “Central Repository” means the Criminal Justice...
Section 12-6D-05 - Application Requirements - (a) An applicant for registration shall: (1) Submit an application...
Section 12-6D-06 - Registration; Limits on Supervising - (a) The Board shall register as a pharmacy intern any...
Section 12-6D-07 - Notification of Pleas or Convictions in Criminal Actions - (a) A registered pharmacy intern shall notify the Board of...
Section 12-6D-08 - Authorized and Prohibited Acts - (a) Registration authorizes a registered pharmacy intern to practice pharmacy...
Section 12-6D-09 - Expiration and Renewal of Registration - (a) (1) Registration expires on the date set by the...
Section 12-6D-10 - Display of Registration and Identification as Registered Pharmacy Intern - (a) Each registered pharmacy intern shall: (1) Display the pharmacy...
Section 12-6D-11 - Denials, Suspension, or Revocation of Registration; Reprimands, Probation - Subject to the hearing provision of § 12–315 of this...
Section 12-6D-12 - Penalties - (a) If after a hearing under § 12–315 of this...
Section 12-6D-13 - Surrender of Registration - (a) Unless the Board agrees to accept the surrender of...
Section 12-6D-14 - Registration Required - Except as otherwise provided in this title, an individual may...
Section 12-6D-15 - Misrepresentations - (a) Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, an individual...
Subtitle 7 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties
Section 12-701 - Practicing Pharmacy Without License - Except as otherwise provided in this title, a person may...
Section 12-702 - License Obtained by False Representation - (a) A person may not obtain a license by making...
Section 12-703 - Operating a Pharmacy Without Permit - A person may not establish or operate a pharmacy in...
Section 12-704 - Misrepresentations - (a) (1) Unless authorized to practice pharmacy under this title,...
Section 12-707 - Penalties; Report of Convictions - (a) A person who violates any provision of the following...
Subtitle 8 - Short Title; Termination of Title
Section 12-801 - Short Title - This title may be cited as the “Maryland Pharmacy Act”.
Section 12-802 - Termination of Title - Subject to the evaluation and reestablishment provisions of the Program...