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<section article="gtg" article_name="Tax - General" number="11-211" title_number="11" title_name="Sales and Use Tax" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Exemptions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a sale, to or by a physician or hospital, of drugs or medical supplies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a sale of medicine;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a sale of disposable medical supplies; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a sale of a patient’s medical records to the patient or the patient’s representative.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>a hemodialysis drug or device, by a licensed pharmacist or by a person who holds a permit under § 12–603 of the Health Occupations Article, directly to a hemodialysis patient requiring regular home treatment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>tangible personal property that is manufactured or adapted specifically to compensate for blindness, including braille slates and paper, items with braille markings, preset insulin syringes, and raised line drawing kits;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>a decoder for captioned television programs for use by a hearing–impaired individual;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>a telecommunications device that is adapted specifically for hearing–impaired individuals and is:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a device that changes digital codes into tones for transmission through telephone lines;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a flashing signal device; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a telebraille machine;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>an artificial eye, hearing device, or limb;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>a colostomy or ileostomy appliance;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="7">
      <text>corrective eyeglasses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="8">
      <text>an orthopedic or surgical appliance prescribed by a physician and designed to be worn on the person of the user;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="9">
      <text>a battery for an artificial hearing device or larynx, transcutaneous nerve stimulator, or electrically powered wheelchair;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="10">
      <level label="i">
        <text>a custom–made earmold for an artificial hearing device;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>a battery charger for an artificial hearing device; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>a receiver for an artificial hearing device;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="11">
      <text>crutches;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="12">
      <text>a wheelchair;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="13">
      <text>a hospital bed;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="14">
      <text>an oxygen tent;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="15">
      <text>any other sickroom equipment that the Comptroller defines by regulations or medical equipment that:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>can withstand repeated use;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>is used exclusively to serve a medical purpose;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iv">
        <text>is for use in the home or on the individual’s person;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="16">
      <text>tangible personal property for installation in a motor vehicle:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>to provide access to the motor vehicle by an individual with a disability; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>to permit an individual with a disability to operate the motor vehicle;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="17">
      <text>a wig or hairpiece needed as a result of documented medical or surgical treatment;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="18">
      <text>nicotine patches, nicotine gum, or any other product intended for use as an aid in tobacco use cessation and approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for that purpose;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="19">
      <text>tangible personal property that is manufactured for the purpose of initiating, supporting, or sustaining breast–feeding, including breast pumps, breast pump kits, nipple enhancers, breast shields, breast shells, supplemental nursing systems, softcup feeders, feeding tubes, breast milk storage bags, periodontal syringes, finger feeders, haberman feeders, and purified lanolin;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="20">
      <text>baby bottles or baby bottle nipples;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="21">
      <text>a medical or clinical thermometer;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="22">
      <text>a pulse oximeter;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="23">
      <text>a blood pressure monitor;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="24">
      <text>an N95, China KN95, Japan DS, Korea 1st Class, AS/NZS P2, or European FFP2 filtering facepiece respirator; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="25">
      <text>diabetic care items, including insulin, glucose tablets, glucose drinks, glucose gels, blood and urine ketone meters and supplies, insulin pumps, insulin pump infusion sets, insulin pump reservoirs or cartridges, continuous glucose monitors and related supplies, syringes, insulin injection devices, insulin pens, insulin pen needles, lancets and lancet devices, and testing strips for measuring blood sugar.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>The sales and use tax does not apply to a sale of:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>baby oil or baby powder;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>diapers;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>diaper rash cream;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>baby wipes;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="5">
      <text>toothbrushes, toothpaste, tooth powders, mouthwash, dental floss, or other similar oral hygiene products; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="6">
      <text>sanitary pads, tampons, menstrual sponges, menstrual cups, or other similar feminine hygiene products.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
