SB 562

State Board of Pharmacy - Prescriber-Pharmacist Agreements - Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders

Sponsor: Dawn Gile (District 33)Committee: FinanceSubject: Health OccupationsStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 54 (as of Sep 4, 2026)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Authorizing licensed certified midwives to enter into therapy management contracts; repealing a requirement that authorized prescribers submit prescriber-pharmacist agreements to the health occupations board that regulates the authorized prescriber; authorizing pharmacists, under certain circumstances, to enter into prescriber-pharmacist agreements that authorize the pharmacist to treat an opioid use disorder using controlled dangerous substances drug therapy; etc.

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Testimony (32)

MGA witness list

FAV 24FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 4UnfavorableINFO 3Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rabbitt, Dan	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gile, Dawn	MD Senate	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shimoda, Matthew	Maryland Board of Pharmacy	Oral
FAV	Horton, Aliyahlobbyist	Maryland Pharmacists Association	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Keller, Emily	Maryland's Office of Overdose Response	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keller, Emily	Maryland's Office of Overdose Response	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Rosen-Cohen, Nancy	NCADD-Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kennedy, Anita	National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lang, Beverly	Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland, Inc	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ciekot, Annlobbyist	Public Policy Partners	Oral
FAV	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Melvin, Robertlobbyist	R Street Institute	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ebron, Jasmine	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Partners, Public Policy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Gile, Senator Gilelegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	State of, Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Steve	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	York, Katie	Individual	Position only
FAV	dipaula, Bethany	Individual	Oral
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborah	Individual	Position only
UNF	Tibbals, Trudy	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	da Silva-Gonzalez, Joana	The Knee Regulatory Research Center	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)
INFO	(MD), State of Maryland	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 2

Maryland Board of PharmacyFAV 1

Maryland Pharmacists AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 2

Maryland's Office of Overdose ResponseFAV 2

MD SenateFAV 2

National Alliance of Medication Assisted Recovery, Inc.FAV 1

NCADD-MarylandFAV 2

Nurse Practitioner Association of Maryland, IncFAV 1

Public Policy PartnersFAV 1

R Street InstituteFAV 2

The Knee Regulatory Research CenterINFO 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVHorton, AliyahMaryland Pharmacists AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Pharmacists Association

FAVCiekot, AnnPublic Policy PartnersRegistered for: American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network; B'More Clubhouse; Baltimore City Substance Abuse Directorate; Bard College; CareForth; Children's Advocacy Institute…

FAVMelvin, RobertR Street InstituteRegistered for: R Street Institute

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

FWAElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…