{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-501","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Criminal Law § 5–501","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a person may not dispense a controlled dangerous substance without a written prescription or an electronic prescription from an authorized provider if the substance is:\n(1) listed in Schedule II; and\n(2) a drug to which § 21–220 of the Health – General Article applies.\n(b) A controlled dangerous substance to which subsection (a) of this section applies may be dispensed without a written prescription or an electronic prescription by:\n(1) an authorized provider who:\n(i) is not a pharmacist; and\n(ii) dispenses the controlled dangerous substance directly to an ultimate user; or\n(2) a pharmacist if:\n(i) an emergency exists;\n(ii) the pharmacist dispenses the drug under regulations of the Department on an oral prescription that the pharmacist reduces promptly to writing and keeps on file; and\n(iii) federal law authorizes the oral prescription.\n(c) A prescription for a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule II shall be kept on file in conformity with the requirements for records and inventories under § 5–306 of this title.\n(d) A person may not refill a prescription for a controlled dangerous substance listed in Schedule II.","path":["Article - Criminal Law"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gcr\u0026section=5-501","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:57:08Z","sha256":"3ab56ae6ac47f1bf630464164243b343e3d281230faf1d5c22adc0e455795527","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-406","next":"us-md/md.-code-criminal-law-5-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}