# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 32 — Board of Physicians

### Chapter 23 — Permits for the Dispensing of Prescription Drugs

#### Regulation .07 Delegation of Dispensing Functions.

*COMAR 10.32.23.07*

A. A permit holder may delegate to an unlicensed person only mechanical acts involved in dispensing a drug.

B. Delegation to a Physician Assistant.

  (1) Except as required in §B(2) of this regulation, a permit holder may delegate to a physician assistant with whom the permit holder has a delegation agreement under Health Occupations Article, §15-302, Annotated Code of Maryland, the dispensing of a drug prescribed by:

    (a) The permit holder to the permit holder’s patient; or

    (b) A physician assistant or certified registered nurse practitioner who meets the requirements of Regulation .08 or .09 of this chapter.

  (2) The permit holder shall perform the final check.