§ 21-2A-04.2. Prescriber to request prescription monitoring data
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: June 7, 2018
Effective: June 7, 2018
MD Code, Health - General, § 21-2A-04.2
§ 21-2A-04.2. Prescriber to request prescription monitoring data
(a)(1) Beginning July 1, 2018, a prescriber:
(ii) Shall, if a patient's course of treatment continues to include prescribing or dispensing an opioid or a benzodiazepine for more than 90 days after the initial request for prescription monitoring data, request prescription monitoring data for the patient at least every 90 days until the course of treatment has ended; and
(2) If a prescriber decides to prescribe or continue to prescribe an opioid or a benzodiazepine after requesting prescription monitoring data from the Program and assessing the prescription monitoring data, the prescriber shall document in the patient's medical record that the prescription monitoring data was requested and assessed.
(b) A prescriber is not required to request prescription monitoring data from the Program if the opioid or benzodiazepine is prescribed or dispensed to an individual:
(c) A prescriber may not be required to comply with the provisions of this section when:
(d) If a prescriber does not access prescription monitoring data for any of the reasons provided under subsection (c)(2), (3), or (4) of this section:
(e) If a pharmacist or pharmacist delegate has a reasonable belief that a patient may be seeking a monitored prescription drug for any purpose other than the treatment of an existing medical condition:
Credits
Added by Acts 2016, c. 147, § 3, eff. June 7, 2018. Amended by Acts 2018, c. 772, § 1, eff. June 7, 2018.
MD Code, Health - General, § 21-2A-04.2, MD HEALTH GEN § 21-2A-04.2
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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