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    Maryland Department of Health
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy

    LAWS, REGULATION, LEGISLATION, REPORTS


     
     
    Read the Message From Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller, Jr. and House Speaker Michael Erin Busch about the Maryland General Assembly Web Site.
     
    ​Maryland Laws ​Maryland Regulations ​Federal Laws ​Legislation ​Reports
     
     
     
    MARYLAND LAWS
     

    Certification to Administer Vaccinations
    Click Here For Details and Application (via the Pharmacist Forms page)

    NEW REGULATIONS – EFFECTIVE 04/28/2014
    http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/SubtitleSearch.aspx?search=10.34.32.

    Click here for details about Yellow Fever vaccination: http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OIDEOR/IMMUN/Pages/yellow-fever-vaccination-physician.aspx

    New School Immunization Requirements Going Into Effect for the 2014-2015 School Year.
    See the regulations at COMAR 10.06.04:
    http://phpa.dhmh.maryland.gov/OIDEOR/IMMUN/Shared%20Documents/COMAR-School-Vax-Regulations-2013.pdf

     

     
    MARYLAND REGULATIONS
     
    Search the Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR)
    Maryland Register Online
    Check our NEWSLETTERS for news and information on proposed regulations
    ** New ** Frequently Asked Questions for Electronic Prescriptions
     
    Effective in 2014
     
    • 10.34.03 Inpatient Institutional Pharmacy, Effective May 31, 2014
    • 10.34.22 Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug or Device Distributors, Effective July 1, 2014
    • 10.34.32 Pharmacist Administration of Vaccinations, Effective April 28, 2014
    • 10.34.37 Pharmacy Permit Holders – Wholesale Distribution, Effective July 1, 2014
     
    Effective in 2013
     
    • 10.34.06 Reporting Pharmacist's and Pharmacy Technician's Mailing Address and Location of Employment, Effective March 18, 2013
    • 10.34.14 Opening and Closing of Pharmacies, Effective July 8, 2013
    • 10.34.23 Pharmaceutical Services to Patients in Comprehensive Care Facilities, Effective September 16, 2013
    • 10.34.29 Drug Therapy Management, Effective April 15, 2013
    • 10.34.30 Change to Permit - Pharmacy or Wholesale Distribution Permit Holder, Effective July 8, 2013
    • 10.34.36 Pharmaceutical Services to Residents in Assisted Living Programs and Group Homes, Effective June 15, 2013
      
     
    Effective in 2012
     
    • 10.34.11 Disciplinary Sanctions, Monetary Penalties, and Civil Fines, Effective December 24, 2012
    • 10.34.14 Opening and Closing of Pharmacies, Effective June 1, 2012
    • 10.34.18 Continuing Education for Pharmacists,Effective April 30, 2012
    • 10.34.23 Pharmaceutical Services to Patients in Comprehensive Care Facilities, Effective April 2, 2012
    • 10.34.25 Delivery of Prescriptions, Effective March 1, 2012
    • 10.34.28 Automated Medication Systems, Effective October 1, 2012
    • 10.34.32 Pharmacist Administration of Vaccinations, Effective January 23, 2012
    • 10.34.35 Infusion Pharmacy Services in an Alternate Site Care Environment, Effective March 1, 2012
     
    Effective in 2011
     
    • 10.34.03 Inpatient Institutional Pharmacy, Effective October 1, 2011
    • 10.34.23 Pharmaceutical Services to Patients in Comprehensive Care Facilities, Effective June 1, 2011.
    • 10.34.32 Pharmacist Administration of Vaccinations, Effective October 1, 2011 as an Emergency Provision
     
    Effective in 2010
     
    • 10.34.05 Pharmacy Security, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.07 Pharmacy Equipment, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.12 Removal of Expired Medications, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.13 Reinstatement of Expired License for Pharmacists, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.15 Licensure by Reciprocity, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.18 Continuing Education for Pharmacists, Effective July 1, 2010
    • 10.34.20 Format of Prescription Transmission, Effective October 4, 2010
     
     
    Effective in 2009
     
    • 10.34.17 Waiver of Full Service Requirements for Recognized Pharmaceutical Specialties, Effective October 19, 2009
    • 10.34.19 Sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding, Effective February 23, 2009
    • 10.34.22 Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug or Device Distributors, Effective October 5, 2009
    • 10.34.32 Pharmacist Administration of Vaccinations, Effective August 1, 2009
     
    Effective in 2008
    • Pharmacy Technicians, COMAR 10.34.34.01-.11, Effective January 28, 2008
    • Licensing of Wholesale Prescription Drug or Device Distributors, COMAR 10.34.22.01-.08, Effective April 7, 2008
    • 'Regulations amended to comply with the Pharmacy Technician Regulations, Effective January 28, 2008'
    • Disciplinary Proceedings, COMAR 10.34.01.02, .05, .06, and .12-.15
    • Information Required on Prescriptions or Patient Drug Profiles, COMAR 10.34.08.01
    • Fees, COMAR 10.34.09.02
    • Pharmacist and Technician Code of Conduct, COMAR 10.34.10.02-.07 and .09
    • Monetary Penalties, COMAR 10.34.11.01-.03, .04-1, .06 and .07
    • Standard of Practice for Unlicensed Personnel, 10.34.21.02-.06 

    Effective in 2007

    • Prescription Drug Repository Program, COMAR 10.34.33.01-12, Effective January 29, 2007
    • Pharmacist Administration of Influenza Vaccination, COMAR 10.34.32.03 and .08, Effective July 2, 2007
    • Sterile Pharmaceutical Compounding, COMAR 10.34.19.01-.16, Effective September 10, 2007
    FEDERAL LAWS
     
     
     
    MARYLAND LEGISLATION
     
     
    PUBLISHED REPORTS
     
    Report on the Changes to the Drug Quality and Security Act, and federal guidance provided under the Act, as Those Changes Relate to the Authority of a Sterile Compounding Facility to Provide Prescription Drugs to Ophthalmologists for Office Use, January 1, 2015

    Report of the SB 257 Task Force to Study Access to Pharmacy Services in Maryland, February 26, 2015
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Report on the Implementation of Title 12, Subtitle 4A of the Health Occupations Article, January 1, 2014
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2015
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2014
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2013
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2012
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2011
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2010
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2009
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Wholesale Distributor Permitting and Prescription Drug Integrity Act Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2008
     
    Report on the Reasonableness of the Pharmacy Technician Registration Fees to Cover the Expenditures of the Pharmacy Technician Program, January 1, 2010
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2015 
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2014
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2013
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2012
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2011
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2010
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2009
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2008
     
    Maryland Board of Pharmacy Prescription Drug Repository Program Annual Report to the Governor and General Assembly, January 1, 2007.
     
    Annual Report on the Effect of Remote Automated Medication Systems on Patient Safety in Nursing Homes in Maryland, January 1, 2010
     
    Annual Report on the Effect of Remote Automated Medication Systems on Patient Safety in Nursing Homes in Maryland, January 1, 2009
     
    Drug Therapy Management Report on the Study to Assess the Outcomes Achieved by Drug Therapy Management Agreements, January 1, 2010
     
    Preface and Medication Error Report - Click Here

    Maryland Task Force on the Establishment of a Prescription Drug Repository Program Final Report to the General Assembly, July 1, 2006

    Maryland Legibility of Prescriptions Workgroup Final Report to the General Assembly,  August 15, 2005
     
     
    Updated: 05/29/2015