Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 12-6A-07
Therapy management contracts; terms, fees
Effective Oct 1, 2023Added by Acts 2002, c. 249, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 252, § 10, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, c. 658, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 269, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2023, c. 399, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.State of Maryland
- (a) A therapy management contract shall apply only to conditions for which protocols have been agreed to by an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacist in accordance with the regulations adopted under this subtitle.
(b) A therapy management contract shall include:
- (1) A statement that none of the parties involved in the therapy management contract have been coerced, given economic incentives, excluding normal reimbursement for services rendered, or involuntarily required to participate;
(2) Notice to the patient indicating:
- (i) That the patient may terminate the therapy management contract at any time; and
- (ii) The procedure by which the patient may terminate the therapy management contract;
- (3) A procedure for periodic review by the authorized prescriber, of the drugs modified pursuant to the agreement or changed with the consent of the authorized prescriber; and
- (4) Reference to a protocol, which will be provided to the patient on request.
(c)
- (1) A therapy management contract may be entered into in writing or orally.
- (2) If a therapy management contract is entered into orally, the parties to the therapy management contract shall reduce the agreement to writing within 30 days after entering into the therapy management contract.
- (3) A therapy management contract may be in electronic form.
- (d) Any party to the therapy management contract may terminate the contract at any time.
- (e) The Board may assess a fee, as established in regulation, for approval of a pharmacist to enter into a prescriber-pharmacist agreement.
Added by Acts 2002, c. 249, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2003, c. 21, § 1, eff. April 8, 2003; Acts 2003, c. 252, § 10, eff. July 1, 2003; Acts 2012, c. 658, § 1, eff. July 1, 2012; Acts 2015, c. 269, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015; Acts 2023, c. 399, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2023.