TY - JOUR
T1 - Expedited partner therapy for sexually transmitted diseases
T2 - Assessing the legal environment
AU - Hodge, James G.
AU - Pulver, Amy
AU - Hogben, Matthew
AU - Bhattacharya, Dhrubajyoti
AU - Brown, Erin Fuse
PY - 2008/2/1
Y1 - 2008/2/1
N2 - An emerging alternative to traditional partner management for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves the delivery of medications or prescriptions to STD patients for their partners without the clinical assessment of the partners. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended EPT nationally in limited circumstances; however, its implementation may raise legal concerns. We analyzed laws relevant to the distribution of medications to persons withwhomclinicians have not personally treated or established a relationship. We determined that three fourths of states or territories either expressly permit EPT or do not expressly prohibit the practice. We recommend (1) expressly endorsing EPT through laws, (2) creating exceptions to existing prescription requirements, (3) increasing professional board or association support for EPT, and (4) supporting third-party payments for partners' medications.
AB - An emerging alternative to traditional partner management for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves the delivery of medications or prescriptions to STD patients for their partners without the clinical assessment of the partners. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended EPT nationally in limited circumstances; however, its implementation may raise legal concerns. We analyzed laws relevant to the distribution of medications to persons withwhomclinicians have not personally treated or established a relationship. We determined that three fourths of states or territories either expressly permit EPT or do not expressly prohibit the practice. We recommend (1) expressly endorsing EPT through laws, (2) creating exceptions to existing prescription requirements, (3) increasing professional board or association support for EPT, and (4) supporting third-party payments for partners' medications.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113381
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2007.113381
M3 - Article
C2 - 18172137
AN - SCOPUS:39649125443
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 98
SP - 238
EP - 243
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 2
ER -