Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 10.34.33 - Prescription Drug Repository Program › Section 10.34.33.01 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the State Board of
				  Pharmacy.
(1-1) "Donation program "
				  means pharmacies that voluntarily participate as a drop-off site or repository,
				  or both, to accept donated drugs or medical supplies for purposes of
				  re-dispensing those donated drugs or medical supplies to needy
				  individuals.
(1-2) "Disposal
				  program " means pharmacies that voluntarily participate as repositories to
				  collect returned drugs and medical supplies for purposes of safe
				  disposal.
(2) "Drop-off site" means
				  a pharmacy or other health care facility designated by the Board for the
				  purpose of receiving donated prescription drugs or medical supplies as part of
				  the donation program and forwarding the drugs or medical supplies to a
				  repository.
(3) Health Care
				  Facility.
(a) "Health care facility" means:
(i) A hospital, as defined in Health-General
				  Article, §19-301(g), Annotated Code of Maryland;
(ii) A limited service hospital, as defined
				  in Health-General Article, §19-301(e), Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(iii) A related
				  institution, as defined in Health-General Article, §19-301(o), Annotated
				  Code of Maryland;
(iv) An
				  ambulatory surgical facility;
(v) A
				  rehabilitation facility;
(vi) A
				  home health agency, as defined in Health-General Article, §19-401(b),
				  Annotated Code of Maryland;
(vii) A
				  hospice, as defined in Health-General Article, §19-901, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland;
(viii) A kidney disease
				  treatment facility, or the kidney disease treatment stations and services
				  provided by or on behalf of a hospital, if the facility or the services do not
				  include kidney transplant services or programs;
(ix) The office of one or more individuals
				  licensed to practice dentistry under Health Occupations Article, Title 4,
				  Annotated Code of Maryland, for the purposes of practicing dentistry;
(x) A comprehensive care facility located in
				  Maryland; or
(xi) Other health
				  institutions, services, or programs that may be specified as requiring a
				  Certificate of Need under State law.
(b) "Health care facility" does not mean a
				  hospital or related institution operated, or listed and certified, by the First
				  Church of Christ Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts.
(4) "Health care practitioner" means an
				  individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized under the Health
				  Occupations Article, Annotated Code of Maryland, to provide health care
				  services in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession and has
				  prescribing authority in this State.
(5) "Pharmacist" means an individual who
				  practices pharmacy regardless of the location where the activities of practice
				  are performed.
(6) "Pharmacy" means
				  an establishment holding a permit under Health Occupations Article, §
											12-401, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(7) "Program"
				  means the Prescription Drug Repository Program.
(8) "Repository" means a pharmacy that
				  applies to and is designated by the Board for the purpose of:
(a) Accepting, inspecting, and dispensing
				  donated prescription drugs or medical supplies received from a drop-off site as
				  part of the donation program; and
(b) Collecting prescription drugs or medical
				  supplies for disposal as part of the disposal program.