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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.13.12.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="13" chapter_num="12" heading="Disposition of Impounded Drugs or Prescription Records.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>If the Department executes an impoundment order against a permit holder or authorized prescriber, the Department shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Arrange for the drugs or prescription records to be kept in a secure location;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Ensure that any location which stores impounded drugs provides the necessary temperature controls and equipment to properly maintain the drugs; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide the permit holder or authorized prescriber with a list of all drugs and prescription records impounded.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Reclamation or Transfer.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The permit holder or authorized prescriber may petition the Department to reclaim or transfer the impounded drugs or prescription records within 30 days of the date of the impoundment order.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>In order to reclaim or receive a transfer of impounded drugs or prescription records, the permit holder, authorized prescriber, or transferee shall demonstrate:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Capability to maintain the impounded drugs or prescription records in compliance with all relevant State and federal laws;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Applicable licensing or permit authority to obtain possession of the impounded drugs or prescription records; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>If the impounded drugs or prescription records are to be transferred to a transferee, the existence of an express written agreement between the permit holder or authorized prescriber and the transferee, permitting the Department to release the impounded drugs or prescription records to the transferee.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>If the Department grants a petition to reclaim or transfer impounded drugs or prescription records, the petitioner shall arrange for the removal and transport of the impounded drugs or prescription records.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Notice of Denial.</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>If the Department denies a petition to reclaim or transfer impounded drugs or prescription records, the Department may destroy or transfer the impounded drugs or prescription records in accordance with §C(2) of this regulation at least 15 days after the Department has attempted to serve notice by certified mail at the last known address of the permit holder or authorized prescriber.</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>The notice shall indicate that the Department:</text>
        <paragraph num="(i)">
          <text>Has denied the petition; and</text>
        </paragraph>
        <paragraph num="(ii)">
          <text>Intends to destroy or transfer the impounded drugs or prescription records.</text>
        </paragraph>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Disposition of Drugs or Prescription Records if No Petition is Filed.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>If the permit holder or authorized prescriber has not petitioned the Department within 30 days as provided in §B of this regulation, the Department may destroy or transfer the impounded drugs or prescription records.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Department shall destroy or transfer:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Impounded drugs in accordance with all relevant State and federal laws, including Health-General Article, §21-1113(i), Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Prescription records in accordance with Health-General Article, §§4-403 and 21-1113(i), Annotated Code of Maryland.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Reimbursement.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>The permit holder or authorized prescriber shall reimburse the Department for the reasonable expenses relating to the collection, storage, and disposition of impounded drugs or prescription records.</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The Department may require that the permit holder or authorized prescriber provide advance reimbursement to the Department as a precondition to granting a petition to reclaim or transfer impounded drugs or prescription records.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>