Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 12-513 - Notice of closing of a pharmacy(a) Before the closing of a pharmacy for more than 7 consecutive days, at least 14 days before the anticipated closing of the pharmacy, the owner of the pharmacy shall provide notice of the closing by: (1) Posting a notice: (i) That is conspicuously positioned in the pharmacy and readable by pharmacy customers; and(ii) If applicable, on the pharmacy's website; and(2) Providing written and verbal notice to each customer who picks up a prescription or refill.(b) Each notice shall indicate: (1) The date of the anticipated closing of the pharmacy, if available;(2) The name of the pharmacy to which the closing pharmacy will transfer pharmacy customers' prescriptions and records; and(3) That a pharmacy customer may request the closing pharmacy to send the pharmacy customer's prescriptions and records to another pharmacy.(c) The Board shall adopt regulations to:(1) Define "closing of a pharmacy"; and(2) Provide exceptions to the requirements of this section.Added by 2021 Md. Laws, Ch. 802,Sec. 1, eff. 10/1/2021.