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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.34.41.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="41" heading="Training Program Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Except as provided in §C of this regulation, a pharmacist shall successfully complete a Board-approved training program for the administration of injectable maintenance medications prior to administering injectable maintenance medications.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>At a minimum, a Board-approved training program consists of the following elements:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Administration of a maintenance injectable medication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Management of the patient populations served by a pharmacist;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Knowledge of the specific maintenance injectable medications that a pharmacist may administer; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Current guidelines relating to the specific patient populations served by a pharmacist and the specific maintenance injectable medications that a pharmacist may administer, if applicable.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The training program requirement set forth in §A of this regulation is waived for a pharmacist who has undergone the training as part of a formal education program.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A pharmacy student in a Pharmacy Experiential Program or a registered pharmacy intern, who has successfully completed a Board-approved certification course under Health Occupations Article, §12-508, Annotated Code of Maryland, may administer a maintenance injectable medication under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist who meets the requirements set forth in Regulation .03 of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>