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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".01" citation="COMAR 10.44.35.01" title_num="10" subtitle_num="44" chapter_num="35" heading="Scope.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>This chapter covers the issuance by the State Board of Dental Examiners of a limited dental drug dispensing permit for dentists who wish to dispense only prescription strength:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Home fluoride products;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Dentin/enamel remineralizing products; or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Antimicrobial rinses.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>This chapter does not apply to a dentist who dispenses prescription drugs in the course of treating a patient at a:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Medical facility or clinic that is operated on a nonprofit basis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Health center that operates on a campus of an institution of higher learning;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Public health facility;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Medical facility under contract with the State or local health department: or</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Facility funded with public funds.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>A dentist who dispenses a full course of antibiotics to a patient for infection control is not required to obtain a drug dispensing permit if the dispensing meets the requirements of Regulation .05A of this chapter.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>A dentist who wishes to dispense prescription drugs other than those covered in this chapter is required to obtain a drug dispensing permit as required by COMAR 10.13.01.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>