![]() ![]() The information presented here is not legal advice, nor is it a comprehensive analysis of all the legal provisions that could implicate the legality of EPT in a given jurisdiction. The results of this research, with explanatory information for six key areas of inquiry and summary conclusions for each state are presented here. The primary research objective was to conceptualize, frame, and identify legal provisions that implicate a clinician’s ability to provide a prescription for a patient’s sex partner, without prior evaluation of that partner, for purposes of treating an STD (specifically chlamydia or gonorrhea). To assist state and local STD programs in their efforts to implement EPT as an additional partner services tool, CDC collaborated with the Center for Law and the Public’s Health external icon at Georgetown and Johns Hopkins Universities to assess the legal framework concerning EPT across all 50 states and other jurisdictions (the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico). Throughout discussions of EPT, the legal status of the practice remained an area of uncertainty. In August 2006, CDC recommended the practice of EPT for certain populations and specific conditions and CDC continues to recommend it in Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2010. After evaluating multiple studies involving EPT, CDC concluded that EPT is a “useful option” to further partner treatment, particularly for male partners of women with chlamydia or gonorrhea pdf icon. Clinicians (e.g., physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, public health workers) provide patients with sufficient medications directly or via prescription for the patients and their partners. EPT is the delivery of medications or prescriptions by persons infected with an STD to their sex partners without clinical assessment of the partners. However, for STDs other than syphilis, partner management based on provider referral is rarely assured, while patient referral has had only modest success in assuring partner treatment.Īn alternative approach to assuring treatment of partners is expedited partner therapy (EPT). ![]() Initially developed to help control syphilis, partner management became widely recommended for gonorrhea, chlamydial infection and, most recently, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. Traditional practices to inform, evaluate and treat sex partners of persons infected with STDs have relied upon patients or health care providers to notify partners of infected persons of their exposure to an STD. ![]() EPT is permissible in 46 states:ĮPT is potentially allowable in 4 states:ĮPT is permissible in the District of Columbia.ĮPT is permissible in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.ĮPT is potentially allowable in Puerto Rico and Guam.Īssuring treatment of the sex partners of persons with sexually transmitted diseases (STD) has been a central component of prevention and control of bacterial STDs in the United States for decades. We would love it if you could find the time to contribute to the content of Physiopedia or to make a donation to our charity to support our mission.This is a table caption for compliance. Individual Partners - we welcome support from any and all individuals.Physiopedia Plus Partners - these organisations partner with us to provide Plus for their staff/members/students for their ongoing continuing education and professional development.Platform Partners - are online platforms that have integrated Physiopedia into their user experience.Content Partners - are organisations (universities, clinics, professional organisations) that have made a content contribution through a formal content development project.Strategic Partners - are health and education related organisations that offer collaboration opportunities to better enable us to fulfil the Physiopedia mission.Sponsors - are organisations that value the Physiopedia mission and have made a generous financial contribution to help us achieve our objectives. ![]() There are several partnership opportunities: “The International Committee of the Red Cross is proud to have supported open online courses developed and delivered by Physiopedia on lower limb amputee rehabilitation, managing children with cerebral palsy, clubfoot and wheelchair service provision” - Barbara Rau, ICRC The Physiopedia charity is supported by organisations that collaborate in various ways to help us with our mission to provide accessible knowledge and education for physiotherapists all over the world, who in turn, can use this knowledge to improve health in the communities they serve. ![]()
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