Section 15-136 - Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline.
§ 15-136. Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline.
(a) Establish.- The Department shall use existing resources to establish a toll free Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline that:
(1) Operates during regular business hours; and
(2) During nonbusiness hours allows callers to leave a message.
(b) Hotline information.-
(1) The Department shall distribute to all Program recipients information about the Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline.
(2) The information shall state clearly in easily readable print:
(i) The toll free telephone number of the hotline; and
(ii) That the Program recipient should call the telephone number if the Program recipient is having problems getting necessary medicines.
(c) Notification to health care providers.- The Department shall notify all health care providers who participate in the Program about the Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline.
(d) Tracking and report.- The Department shall:
(1) Develop a methodology to track the number and type of calls received by the Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline; and
(2) Provide a quarterly report to the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee that summarizes the number and type of calls received by the Maryland Pharmacy Access Hotline.
[2003, ch. 260.]