Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 27 - BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 10.27.07 - Practice of the Nurse Practitioner
Section 10.27.07.07 - Preparing and Dispensing
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.27.07.07
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. A nurse practitioner may personally prepare and dispense any drug that a nurse practitioner is authorized to prescribe in the course of treating a patient at:
(1) A medical facility or clinic that
specializes in the treatment of medical cases reimbursable through workers'
compensation insurance;
(2) A
medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;
(3) A health center that operates on a campus
of an institution of higher education;
(4) A public health facility, a medical
facility under contract with a State or local health department, or a facility
funded with public funds; or
(5) A
nonprofit hospital or a nonprofit hospital out-patient facility as authorized
under the policies established by the hospital.
B. A nurse practitioner who personally prepares and dispenses a drug in the course of treating a patient shall:
(1) Comply with the labeling requirements of
Health Occupations Article, §12-505, Annotated
Code of Maryland;
(2) Record the
dispensing of the prescription drug on the patient's chart;
(3) Allow the Division of Drug Control to
enter and inspect the nurse practitioner's office at all reasonable
hours;
(4) Except for starter
dosages or samples dispensed without charge, provide the patient with a written
prescription; and
(5) Stamp all
Schedule III, IV, and V prescriptions with the letter "C" in red ink, not less
than 1 inch high in the lower right hand corner.
C. A nurse practitioner shall:
(1) Maintain two separate files, one for
Schedule II prescriptions and another file for all other prescriptions;
and
(2) Maintain all prescriptions
for 5 years.
D. A nurse practitioner may personally prepare and dispense a starter dosage of any drug the nurse practitioner is authorized to prescribe. The nurse practitioner shall:
(1) Label the starter dosage in
compliance with the labeling requirements of Health Occupations Article, §12-505, Annotated
Code of Maryland;
(2) Provide the
starter dose free of charge; and
(3) Enter the starter dose dispensed in the
patient's medical record.
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