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hereby added to Section 285(a) and (b) of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), (1971 Supplement), title
"Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "I. Crimes and Punishments,"
subheading "Health-Controlled Dangerous Substances," and to read
as follows:

285.

(a)    Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than
a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled dangerous substance
included in Schedule II, which is a prescription drug as determined
under Article 43, may be dispensed without the written prescription
of a practitioner: Provided, that in emergency situations, as pre-
scribed by the Department by regulation, such drug may be dis-
pensed upon oral prescription reduced promptly to writing and filed
by the pharmacist, if such oral prescription is authorized by federal
law. Prescriptions shall be retained in conformity with the require-
ments of Section 282 of this subheading, as amended from time to
time. No prescription for a Schedule II substance may be refilled.

(a-1) No practitioner shall dispense Methodone METHADONE,
directly or by prescription, unless he is associated with a controlled
drug therapy program sanctioned by the Drug Abuse Administra-
tion of the Department, or unless an emergency OR MEDICAL
situation, as prescribed by the Department by regulation, IN CO-
OPERATION WITH THE MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL
FACULTY OF MARYLAND, exists.

(a-2) No practitioner shall dispense Methamphetamine, directly
or by prescription, except in recognized cases of medical need, as
prescribed by the Department by regulation IN COOPERATION
WITH THE MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL FACULTY OF
MARYLAND.

(b)    Except when dispensed directly by a practitioner, other than
a pharmacist, to an ultimate user, no controlled dangerous substance
included in Schedule III or IV which is a prescription drug as deter-
mined under Article 43, may be dispensed without a written or oral
prescription. Such prescription may not be filled or refilled more than
six months after the date thereof or be refilled more than five times
after the date of the prescription, unless renewed by the practitioner.

(b-1) No practitioner shall dispense Amphetamine, directly or
by prescription, except in recognized cases of medical need, as pre-
scribed by the Department by regulation IN COOPERATION WITH
THE MEDICAL AND CHIRURGICAL FACULTY OF MARY-
LAND.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 488
(House Bill 109)

AN ACT to add new Section 254B to Article 43 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Health," subtitle