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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.34.41.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="41" heading="Requirements to Administer a Maintenance Injectable Medication — Pharmacist’s Responsibilities.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Upon completion of all requirements established by the Board in this chapter, and after review of all relevant information, a pharmacist may administer a maintenance injectable medication.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>In order to administer a maintenance injectable medication, a pharmacist shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Utilize and follow the Board-approved procedure set forth in Regulation .07 of this chapter to administer a maintenance injectable medication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Refer a patient for additional care to the patient’s primary care practitioner or the authorized prescriber, if necessary;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Provide the patient and the authorized prescriber with a copy of the visit summary, including a written record of the maintenance injectable medication that was administered;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Document the encounter and maintain records pursuant to Regulation .05 of this chapter; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Notify the authorized prescriber that the medication was administered to the specific patient and any relevant information about the patient’s condition.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A pharmacist shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Obtain written approval from the patient’s authorized prescriber prior to administering an initial dose of a maintenance injectable medication; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Notify the patient of all fees that the patient is required to pay before administering a maintenance injectable medication.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>