§ 12-6A-01
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§12–6A–01.
(a)In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated.
(b)“Authorized prescriber” means a licensed physician, licensed podiatrist, or certified advanced practice nurse with prescriptive authority under § 8–508 of this article.
(c)“Group model health maintenance organization” has the meaning stated in § 19–713.6 of the Health – General Article.
(d)“Health maintenance organization” has the meaning stated in § 19–701(g) of the Health – General Article.
(1)“Institutional facility” means a facility other than a nursing home whose primary purpose is to provide a physical environment for patients to obtain inpatient or emergency care.
(2)“Institutional facility” does not include an urgent care facility that is not part of a facility.
(f)“Prescriber–pharmacist agreement” means an agreement between an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacist that is disease–state specific and specifies the protocols that may be used.
(g)“Protocol” means a course of treatment predetermined by the authorized prescriber and licensed pharmacist according to generally accepted medical practice for the proper completion of a particular therapeutic or diagnostic intervention.
(h)“Therapy management contract” means a voluntary arrangement that is:
(1)Disease–state specific;
(2)Agreed on by:
(i)One licensed pharmacist and the licensed pharmacist’s designated alternate licensed pharmacists;
(ii)One authorized prescriber and alternate designated authorized prescribers involved directly in patient care; and
(iii)One patient receiving care from an authorized prescriber and a licensed pharmacist pursuant to a prescriber–pharmacist agreement and protocol under this subtitle; and
(3)Related to treatment using drug therapy, laboratory tests, or medical devices, under defined conditions or limitations for the purpose of improving patient outcomes.