# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 12. Pharmacists and Pharmacies

### Subtitle 3

#### Section 12-307

(a) A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is effective.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing only from a pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit issued by the Board.

(c)

  (1) Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, a licensed pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing from a setting not holding a pharmacy permit only upon receiving the prior approval of the Board.

  (2) The Board shall adopt regulations that authorize a pharmacist to dispense or distribute from a remote location for the benefit of a health care facility that uses a remote automated medication system in accordance with Sec. 12-605 of this title.

(d) A licensed pharmacist may delegate pharmacy acts to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee only if the delegated pharmacy acts:

  (1) Are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist;

  (2) Are not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;

  (3) Are within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist; and

  (4) Are appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee.

(e) A licensed pharmacist may delegate the entry of prescription-related data into databases or patient charts to be performed at a remote location to a registered pharmacy technician or a registered pharmacy intern if:

  (1) The registered pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern has immediate electronic access to a pharmacist who can provide assistance as needed; and

  (2) The data entry:

    (i) Is not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;

    (ii) Is within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist;

    (iii) Is appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician or the registered pharmacy intern; and

    (iv) If the data entry involves access to protected patient information under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, can be performed in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of patient information.

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