§ 15-1614. Composition; conflict of interest statement

MD Ins Code § 15-1614 (2019) (N/A)
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(a)    (1)    A pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall:

(i)    include clinical specialists that represent the needs of a purchaser’s beneficiaries; and

(ii)    include at least one practicing pharmacist and one practicing physician who are independent of any developer or manufacturer of prescription drugs.

(2)    A majority of the members of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall be practicing physicians or practicing pharmacists.

(b)    Each member of a pharmacy and therapeutics committee shall sign a conflict of interest statement updated at least annually disclosing any economic interest or relationship that could influence the pharmacy and therapeutics committee’s decisions.