Code of Maryland Regulations
Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Part 4
Subtitle 32 - BOARD OF PHYSICIANS
Chapter 10.32.03 - Delegation of Duties by a Licensed Physician - Physician Assistant
Section 10.32.03.08 - Prescriptive Authority and Dispensing Starter Dosage or Drug Samples
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.32.03.08
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 2024
A. In order for a primary supervising physician to delegate prescriptive authority, the primary supervising physician shall ensure that the delegation agreement includes:
(1) A statement describing whether the
physician intends to delegate any of the following:
(a) Prescribing of:
(i) Controlled dangerous
substances;
(ii) Prescription
drugs; or
(iii) Medical
devices;
(b) Giving
verbal, written, or electronic orders for medications;
(c) Dispensing starter dosages or drug
samples;
(2) An
attestation that all prescribing activities of the physician assistant will
comply with applicable federal and State regulations;
(3) An attestation that all medical charts
and records will contain a notation of any prescriptions written by a physician
assistant;
(4) An attestation that
all prescriptions written include the physician assistant's name and the
supervising physician's name, business address, and business telephone number
legibly written or printed;
(5) An
attestation that the physician assistant has:
(a) Passed the physician assistant national
certification exam administered by the National Commission on the Certification
of Physician Assistants, Inc. within the previous 2 years; or
(b) Completed 8 Category I hours of
pharmacology education within the previous 2 years; and
(6) An attestation that the physician
assistant has at least one of the following:
(a) A bachelor's degree or its equivalent;
or
(b) 2 years of work experience
as a physician assistant.
B. Dispensing of Drug Samples and Starter Dosages of Drugs by Physician Assistant.
(1) A
drug sample or starter dosage shall meet the following criteria before a
physician assistant may dispense the drug sample or starter dosage:
(a) Package is labeled as required by Health
Occupations Article, §12-505, Annotated
Code of Maryland; and
(b) No charge
is made for the drug sample or starter dosage.
(2) A physician assistant shall enter an
appropriate note in the patient's medical record.
(3) A physician assistant may not delegate
dispensing of drug samples or starter dosages.
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