# Health - General (GHG)

## Title 15. Assistance Programs

### Subtitle 1. Medical and Pharmacy Assistance Programs

#### Section 15-148

(a) Except for a drug or device for which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a black box warning, the Program may not apply a prior authorization requirement for a contraceptive drug or device that is:

  (1)

    (i) An intrauterine device; or

    (ii) An implantable rod;

  (2) Approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; and

  (3) Obtained under a prescription written by an authorized prescriber.

(b) The Program shall provide coverage for a single dispensing to an enrollee of a supply of prescription contraceptives for a 12-month period.

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Md. Code Ann., Health-Gen. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)