# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 18 — Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)

### Chapter 06 — Maryland AIDS Drug Assistance Program: Pharmacy Services

#### Regulation .03 Conditions for Participation.

*COMAR 10.18.06.03*

A. To participate in MADAP, a pharmacy shall:

  (1) Be enrolled in Medical Assistance, be a mail order company that accepts payments from the Department, or submit a request for exception to, and receive approval from, the Department;

  (2) Accept payment by the Department as payment in full for the professional services rendered and make no additional charges to the recipient or the recipient’s family;

  (3) Maintain records in accordance with standards established by Medical Assistance;

  (4) Maintain prescriptions for a minimum of 5 years and make them available for inspection, upon request, to the Department or its designee;

  (5) Provide services without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, or disability; and

  (6) Bill the recipient’s third-party insurance payer in accordance with the payer’s requirements in order to reduce the cost to be paid by the Department.

B. A pharmacy may not:

  (1) Knowingly employ a person who has been disqualified from Medical Assistance; or

  (2) Place a restriction on a recipient’s right to select a pharmacy of the recipient’s choice.