1. A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

2. B. Terms Defined.

   1. (1) “Amendment” means a change to:

      1. (a) A protocol or prescriber-pharmacist agreement; or
      2. (b) The parties to the prescriber-pharmacist agreement.
   2. (2) “Applicants” means physicians, pharmacists, podiatrists, or certified advanced practice nurses with prescriptive authority submitting a prescriber-pharmacist agreement and protocol to their respective Boards.
   3. (2-1) “Authorized prescriber” means a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, or certified advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority under Health Occupations Article, §8-508, Annotated Code of Maryland.
   4. (3) “Boards” means the Board of Physicians, the Board of Pharmacy, the Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners, and the Board of Nursing.
   5. (4) “Condition” means a disease-state or health circumstance necessitating monitoring or intervention.
   6. (5) “Emergency first care” means triage of emergent conditions or treatment of the condition in those cases in which a protocol specifies treatment for the emergent condition.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§12-6A-01 — 12-6A-10, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: December 11, 2003 (30:24 Md. R. 1742)

Chapter revised effective April 15, 2013 (40:7 Md. R. 611)

Regulation .01B amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .02 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .03 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .04 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .05 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .06 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)

Regulation .07 amended effective March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 409)