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<section article="ghg" article_name="Health - General" number="13-5301" title_number="13" title_name="Miscellaneous Health Care Programs" subtitle_number="53" subtitle_name="Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (Npep) Standing Order Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>“Board” means the State Board of Pharmacy.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>“CDC Guidelines” means the “Updated Guidelines for Antiretroviral Postexposure Prophylaxis After Sexual, Injection Drug Use, or Other Nonoccupational Exposure to HIV – United States 2016” or any subsequent guidelines published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>“Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis” or “nPEP” means medication used in accordance with the most recent CDC Guidelines to reduce the chances of a patient developing HIV after potential exposure to the disease.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>“Pharmacist” means a pharmacist licensed in the State under Title 12 of the Health Occupations Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>“Program” means the Nonoccupational Postexposure Prophylaxis (nPEP) Standing Order Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>“Standing order” means a directive authorizing pharmacists  to dispense the nPEP regimens listed in the order without a prescription.</text>
  </level>
</section>
