# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 13 — Drugs

### Chapter 03 — Guidelines for Co-Prescribing Opioid Overdose Reversal Drugs

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.13.03.01*

This chapter applies to all licensed health care practitioners who may prescribe an opioid overdose reversal drug to an individual who:

A. May be at an elevated risk of experiencing an opioid overdose including, but not limited to, an individual who:

  (1) Is receiving an opioid for chronic pain;

  (2) Is receiving an opioid and a prescription for a benzodiazepine; or

  (3) Has an opioid use disorder; or

B. Resides or spends time with an individual who:

  (1) Is prescribed opioids;

  (2) Misuses opioids; or

  (3) Has an opioid use disorder.