§ 13-3103. Powers and duties of Department
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: July 1, 2023
Effective: July 1, 2023
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-3103
§ 13-3103. Powers and duties of Department
(a) The Department shall adopt regulations necessary for the administration of the Program.
Administration of program, education and training programs, and collection of data for reporting purposes
(b) The Department may:
(c) An individual is not required to obtain training and education on opioid overdose recognition and response from a private or public entity under subsection (b) of this section in order for a pharmacist to dispense an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration to the individual.
(d)(1) Subject to the limitations of the State budget, the Department shall purchase and provide opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration, at no cost, to the providers who are required to offer opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration under § 8-408 or § 19-310.3 of this article.
(2) An entity required to offer an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration under § 8-408 or § 19-310.3 of this article may provide an opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration only if the opioid overdose reversal drug approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration is provided by the Department.
(3) The Department shall, subject to the limitations of the State budget, allow an entity that is provided with opioid overdose reversal drugs by the Department under this subsection to choose the formulation or dosage of opioid overdose reversal drugs approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration with which the entity is to be provided.
Credits
Added by Acts 2013, c. 299, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013. Amended by Acts 2017, c. 571, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2017, c. 572, § 1, eff. June 1, 2017; Acts 2022, c. 239, § 1, eff. July 1, 2022; Acts 2023, c. 356, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-3103, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-3103
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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