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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".03" citation="COMAR 10.34.42.03" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="42" heading="Requirements to Prescribe and Dispense a Nicotine Replacement Therapy Medication.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Training Requirements.</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Prior to prescribing and dispensing a nicotine replacement therapy medication, a pharmacist shall complete a training program developed for the prescribing of a nicotine replacement therapy medication approved by the Board that is:</text>
      <paragraph num="(a)">
        <text>Offered by an accredited school of pharmacy;</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(b)">
        <text>Offered by an accredited school of medicine; or</text>
      </paragraph>
      <paragraph num="(c)">
        <text>Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education.</text>
      </paragraph>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>A pharmacist who obtained training to prescribe a nicotine replacement therapy medication as part of their formal education is exempt from completing an additional training program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Standard Procedures. When an individual requests a nicotine replacement therapy medication, a pharmacist shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Provide the individual with appropriate counseling in the use of the prescribed nicotine replacement therapy medication;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide the individual with a visit summary;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Refer the patient to the individual’s primary care provider for additional care; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Record the prescribing and dispensing of the nicotine replacement therapy medication in any health record maintained for the individual by the pharmacist.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>