Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-6A-07 - Therapy management contracts(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.Amended by 2023 Md. Laws, Ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2023.Amended by 2015 Md. Laws, Ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2015.