APPROVED CHAPTER
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BY GOVERNOR PUBLIC LAW
STATE OF MAINE
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IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD
TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE
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H.P. 180 - L.D. 282
An Act to Allow the Department of Health and Human Services to Authorize
Standing Orders
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 22 MRSA §3173-K is enacted to read:
§3173-K. Standing orders
To promote public health and the health of MaineCare members, the department may
authorize standing orders for the dispensing of vaccines as described in Title 32, section
13831 and nonprescription drugs as defined in Title 32, section 13702-A, subsection 20
that support access to preventive care and medically necessary services for Medicaid
recipients as defined in section 3172, subsection 3; participants in the state-funded medical
program for noncitizens under section 3174-FFF; elderly low-cost drug program enrollees
as defined in section 254-D, subsection 1, paragraph B; qualified residents as defined in
section 2681, subsection 2, paragraph F; and persons receiving benefits under the Cub Care
program under section 3174-T.
A standing order must identify the eligible population as described in this section and
may include other criteria such as age limitations or pharmacist instructions. The standing
order remains in effect for one year, at which time the order may be renewed. The standing
order must be signed by a physician licensed in this State employed by or contracted with
the department or the office of MaineCare services within the department or by a licensed,
MaineCare-enrolled prescriber and a department official.
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