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| 10.34.04.00. Title 10 MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH Subtitle 34 BOARD OF PHARMACY Chapter 04 Transfer and Outsourcing of Prescriptions and Prescription Orders Authority: Health Occupations Article, §12-205(a)3)ii) Annotated Code of Maryland |
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| 10.34.04.01. 01 Scope.. This chapter governs the:. A. Transfer of prescriptions between pharmacies;. B. Filling of prescriptions at one pharmacy pursuant to the request of staff of a second pharmacy; andC. Preparation of medication for stock and investigational use.. |
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| 10.34.04.02. 02 Definitions.. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.. B. Terms Defined.. 1) "Outsourcing" means the transmitting of a prescription order from a primary pharmacy to a secondary pharmacy that prepares the prescription.2) "Patient specific" means a prescription order prepared and labeled for a specific individual.. 3) "Preparation" means compounding or packaging of medication.. |
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| 10.34.04.03. 03 Permanent Transfer of a Prescription Between Pharmacies.. A pharmacist from a primary pharmacy may permanently transfer a prescription order to a secondary pharmacy to be dispensed to a specific patient if:A. The prescription is lawfully refillable;. B. The prescription is not for a Schedule II controlled dangerous substance noted in Criminal Law Article, Title 5, Subtitle 4, Annotated Code of Maryland;C. The pharmacist transferring the prescription from the primary pharmacy i |
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| 10.34.04.04. 04 Refilling of Permanently Transferred Prescriptions.. A. A pharmacist at the primary pharmacy may not refill a prescription that has been permanently transferred to a secondary pharmacy.B. The use of unified prescription records by more than one pharmacy through a computerized prescription database does not constitute a permanent transfer of a prescription order. |
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| 10.34.04.05. 05 Documentation by the Secondary Pharmacy Receiving a Permanent Prescription Transfer.. The pharmacist at the secondary pharmacy who receives a permanently transferred prescription document is responsible for maintaining documentation in a readily retrievable and identifiable manner which includes:A. That the prescription was transferred from another pharmacy;. B. The name and information identifying the specific location of the primary pharmacy;. |
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| 10.34.04.06. 06 Outsourcing of a Prescription Order.. A pharmacist from a primary pharmacy may transmit a prescription order to a secondary pharmacy for preparation and final dispensing to a specific patient or for return to the primary pharmacy for final dispensing to a specific patient if:A. The label contains the name, address, and phone number of the primary pharmacy;. B. The patient is informed in writing of the name and address of the secondary pharmacy;. C. The patient is informe |
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| 10.34.04.07. 07 Documentation by the Secondary Pharmacy when a Prescription Order is Outsourced.. The permit holder at the secondary pharmacy is responsible for maintaining documentation in a readily retrievable and identifiable manner, which includes:A. That the prescription order was transmitted from another pharmacy;. B. The name and information identifying the specific location of the primary pharmacy;. C. The name of the pharmacist who transmitted the prescription to the secon |
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| 10.34.04.08. 08 Preparation of Stock and Investigational Medications.. A. A pharmacist may provide medication for use as stock medication for a licensed health care facility in accordance with applicable laws, if the pharmacy providing the medication also serves as the primary provider of patient specific medication for the facility.B. A pharmacist may provide medication for use as stock medication for final dispensing or administration by an authorized prescriber who is permitted |
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| 10.34.04.09. 09 Permit and Quality Assurance.. A. The permit holder of a pharmacy which prepares patient specific prescriptions as a secondary pharmacy such that these prescriptions account for 5 percent or more of the pharmacy's total number of prescriptions filled shall submit to the Board of Pharmacy, for approval by the Board or a designee of the Board, a plan detailing the steps it has taken to ensure the safety and quality of prescriptions filled as a secondary pharmacy. |
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| 10.34.04.9999. Administrative History Effective date: May 4, 1979 (6:9 Md. R. 728). Regulation .01 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298). Regulation .02 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298). Regulation .03A amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298). Regulations .01―04, Transfer of Prescriptions Between Pharmacies repealed effective June 25, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1110)Regulation .01―09 Transfer and Outsourcing of Prescriptions and Prescriptio |