Regulation .12 Prescriptions.
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A.
Persons Entitled to Issue Prescriptions.
(1)
A prescription for a controlled substance may be issued only by an authorized provider who is:
(a)
Authorized to prescribe controlled substances in the State of Maryland; and
(b)
Either registered or exempted from registration pursuant to 21 CFR §1301.22(c) and 21 CFR §1301.23.
(2)
A prescription issued by an authorized provider may be communicated to a pharmacist by an employee or agent of the authorized provider.
B.
Purpose of Issue of Prescription.
(1)
A controlled substance prescription shall only be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a provider.
(2)
A controlled substance prescription shall be issued by a provider in the usual course of the individual provider’s professional practice.
(3)
The responsibility for the proper prescribing and dispensing of controlled substances is upon the prescribing provider.
(4)
A pharmacist has a corresponding responsibility to ensure, prior to dispensing, that a controlled substance prescription is issued for a legitimate medical purpose.
(5)
An order purporting to be a prescription issued not in the usual course of professional treatment or in legitimate and authorized research is not a prescription within the meaning and intent of the Maryland Controlled Dangerous Substances Act, Criminal Law Article, §§5-501—5-505, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(6)
A prescription may not be issued in order for an individual provider to obtain controlled substances for supplying the individual provider for the purpose of general dispensing to patients.
C.
A prescription for a Schedule II-V controlled substance shall be dispensed within 120 days from the date of issue.
D.
Unless the State has stricter requirements, if a provider has complied with 21 CFR §1306, the provider is deemed to have complied with this chapter.