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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.18.06.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="18" chapter_num="06" heading="Conditions for Participation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To participate in MADAP, a pharmacy shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>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;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Maintain records in accordance with standards established by Medical Assistance;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Maintain prescriptions for a minimum of 5 years and make them available for inspection, upon request, to the Department or its designee;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Provide services without regard to race, color, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, marital status, or disability; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(6)">
      <text>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.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A pharmacy may not:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Knowingly employ a person who has been disqualified from Medical Assistance; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Place a restriction on a recipient’s right to select a pharmacy of the recipient’s choice.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>