{"data":{"id":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-12-307","jurisdiction":"us-md","citation":"Md. Code, Health Occupations § 12–307","heading":"","body":"(a) A license authorizes the licensee to practice pharmacy while the license is effective.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing only from a pharmacy holding a pharmacy permit issued by the Board.\n(c) (1) Pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board, a licensed pharmacist may engage in dispensing or distributing from a setting not holding a pharmacy permit only upon receiving the prior approval of the Board.\n(2) The Board shall adopt regulations that authorize a pharmacist to dispense or distribute from a remote location for the benefit of a health care facility that uses a remote automated medication system in accordance with § 12–605 of this title.\n(d) A licensed pharmacist may delegate pharmacy acts to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee only if the delegated pharmacy acts:\n(1) Are directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist;\n(2) Are not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;\n(3) Are within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist; and\n(4) Are appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or pharmacy technician trainee.\n(e) A licensed pharmacist may delegate the entry of prescription–related data into databases or patient charts to be performed at a remote location to a registered pharmacy technician or a registered pharmacy intern if:\n(1) The registered pharmacy technician or registered pharmacy intern has immediate electronic access to a pharmacist who can provide assistance as needed; and\n(2) The data entry:\n(i) Is not required to be performed by a licensed pharmacist;\n(ii) Is within the education, training, experience, and area of practice of the delegating licensed pharmacist;\n(iii) Is appropriate to the education, training, and experience of the registered pharmacy technician or the registered pharmacy intern; and\n(iv) If the data entry involves access to protected patient information under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, can be performed in a manner that maintains the confidentiality of patient information.","path":["Article - Health Occupations"],"source_url":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Laws/StatuteText?article=gho\u0026section=12-307","current_through":"2026-01-01","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:58:58Z","sha256":"4e4705ba3eac3674f1da12b99e82245c5c5f2862d110a4ee3aca88588c0f1563","source_id":"us-md","stale":false,"prev":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-12-306","next":"us-md/md.-code-health-occupations-12-308"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}