§ 12-6A-01. Definitions
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2023
Effective: October 1, 2023
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6A-01
§ 12-6A-01. Definitions
(b) “Authorized prescriber” means a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, or certified advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority under § 8-508 of this article.
(c) “Group model health maintenance organization” has the meaning stated in § 19-713.6 of the Health--General Article.
(d) “Health maintenance organization” has the meaning stated in § 19-701(g) of the Health--General Article.
(e)(1) “Institutional facility” means a facility other than a nursing home whose primary purpose is to provide a physical environment for patients to obtain inpatient or emergency care.
(f) “Prescriber-pharmacist agreement” means an agreement between an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacist that is disease-state specific and specifies the protocols that may be used.
(g) “Protocol” means a course of treatment predetermined by the authorized prescriber and licensed pharmacist according to generally accepted medical practice for the proper completion of a particular therapeutic or diagnostic intervention.
(h) “Therapy management contract” means a voluntary arrangement that is:
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 249, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2009, c. 314, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 315, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2012, c. 658, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 269, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2023, c. 399, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6A-01, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 12-6A-01
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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