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§ 12-6A-06. Protocols

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health Occupations (Refs & Annos)
Title 12. Pharmacists and Pharmacies (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 6a. Therapy Management Contracts (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6A-06
§ 12-6A-06. Protocols
Currentness
In general
(a) A protocol under this subtitle:
(1) May authorize:
(i) For protocols by a licensed physician and licensed pharmacist, the initiation of drug therapy under written, disease-state specific protocols;
(ii) The modification, continuation, and discontinuation of drug therapy under written, disease-state specific protocols;
(iii) The ordering of laboratory tests; and
(iv) Other patient care management measures related to monitoring or improving the outcomes of drug or device therapy; and
(2) May not authorize acts that exceed the scope of practice of the parties to the therapy management contract.
Drug substitutions
(b) A protocol shall prohibit the substitution of a chemically dissimilar drug product by the pharmacist for the product prescribed by the authorized prescriber, unless permitted in the therapy management contract.

Credits

Added by Acts 2002, c. 249, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2015, c. 269, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6A-06, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 12-6A-06
Current through legislation effective through April 25, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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