(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. (e) (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.
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