| I. Statutes/regs on health care providers’ authority
to prescribe for STDs to a patient’s partner(s) w/out prior evaluation (Explanation) |
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| II. Specific judicial decisions concerning EPT (or like practices) (Explanation) |
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| III. Specific administrative opinions by the Attorney General
or medical or pharmacy boards concerning EPT (or like practices) (Explanation) |
 “Women’s Health Nurse Practitioners who treat male [partners]
for STDs must have authorization for and have received specific training
in such practice, as documented in the written protocol between the nurse
practitioner and the supervising physician. In addition, any prescription
written for STDs shall be issued for a medicinal therapeutic purpose to
a person with whom the practitioner has a bona fide practitioner-patient
relationship….”
[Link to Boards of Nursing and Medicine Guidance Document] |
| IV. Legislative bills or prospective regulations concerning EPT
(or like practices) (Explanation) |
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| V. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable
practices (including EPT) (Explanation) |
 Regulations incorporate:
APHA’s CCD Manual, 27th edition, 2000, "Methods of Control" section,
except to the extent that the recommendations therein are outdated, inappropriate,
inadequate, or otherwise inapplicable. The health board and commissioner
reserve the right to use any legal means to control any disease which is
a threat to the public health.
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Va. Admin. Code § 5-90-100 |
| VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation) |
The prescription shall contain the patient’s name and address.
Va. Code Ann.
§ 54.1-3408.01(A) |
| VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) |
 EPT is possible
The Board of Nursing and Medicine opinion requires a “bona fide
practitioner-patient relationship,” although this term is only
defined in statutes relating to the regulation of controlled substances
under
Va.
Code Ann. § 54.1-3303(A). Absent an express statutory
preclusion, the health board and commissioner may exercise their authority
to proffer EPT as a potential measure to treat diseases (like STDs) that
pose a threat to the public’s health.
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| Status as of August 16, 2006 |
Exception:
EPT is permissible in Baltimore, Maryland.
EPT
is permissible
EPT is
prohibited
