# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 44 — Board of Dental Examiners

### Chapter 35 — Limited Dental Drug Dispensing Permits

#### Regulation .05 Exceptions.

*COMAR 10.44.35.05*

A. Drug Samples. A dentist is not required to have a limited dental drug dispensing permit to dispense drug samples if:

  (1) The sample complies with the labeling requirements contained in Health Occupations Article, §12-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, except that the labeling requirements may not apply if the dentist dispenses the drug:

    (a) In an emergency situation; or

    (b) As a sample dispensed in the regular course of the dentist’s practice;

  (2) No charge is made for the sample; and

  (3) The dentist enters an appropriate record in the patient’s chart.

B. Starter Dosages. A dentist is not required to have a limited dental drug dispensing permit to dispense starter dosages if:

  (1) The starter dosage complies with the labeling requirements contained in Health Occupations Article, §12-505, Annotated Code of Maryland, except that the labeling requirements may not apply if the dentist dispenses the drug:

    (a) In an emergency situation; or

    (b) As a starter dosage dispensed in the regular course of the dentist’s practice;

  (2) No charge is made for the starter dosage; and

  (3) The dentist enters an appropriate record in the patient’s chart.

C. Course of Treating a Patient. A dentist is not required to have a limited drug dispensing permit to administer a prescription drug in the course of treating a patient.