Maryland Health Occupations Section 12-6A-03

CAUTION: READ FULL TEXT OF SECTION FOR SPECIAL NOTE

// SPECIAL NOTE: THE FOLLOWING SECTION WAS ADDED BY CHAPTER 249 OF 2002 AND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL MAY 31, 2008 //

      (a)      A licensed physician and a licensed pharmacist who wish to enter into therapy management contracts shall have a physician-pharmacist agreement that is approved by the Board of Pharmacy and the Board of Physicians.

      (b)      The Board of Physicians and the Board of Pharmacy may not approve a physician-pharmacist agreement if the Boards find there is:

            (1)      Inadequate training, experience, or education of the physicians or pharmacists to implement the protocol or protocols specified in the agreement; or

            (2)      A failure to satisfy requirements of:

                  (i)      This title or Title 14 of this article; or

                  (ii)      Regulations established by the Board of Physicians and the Board of Pharmacy adopted under this subtitle.

      (c)      A physician-pharmacist agreement shall be valid for 2 years from the date of its final approval by the Board of Physicians and the Board of Pharmacy unless renewed in accordance with established regulations adopted under this subtitle.