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) |
It is the position of the North Carolina Medical Board that prescribing
drugs to an individual the prescriber has not personally examined, or has
never met based solely on answers to a set of questions, as is common in
Internet or toll-free telephone prescribing, is inappropriate and unprofessional.”
[Link to Medical Board Opinion] “It is up to the Pharmacist to determine the legitimacy
of each prescription, which arrives in the Pharmacy. One important
consideration is the Board’s Rule on prescription orders, 21
NCAC 46.1801(b). . . . . The Rule specifically provides that a Pharmacist
shall not fill or refill a prescription if the order was produced from
a prescriber without a prior prescriber-patient relationship or without
a physical examination.”
[Link to Board of Pharmacy Opinion] |
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 (as revised); any guidelines or recommendations
published by CDC (as revised) shall supersede those contained in the CCD
Manual. 10A
N.C. Admin. Code 41A.0201.
For gonorrhea and Chlamydia, regulations incorporate recommendations
contained in the U.S. Public Health Service STD Treatment Guidelines
(as revised). 10A
N.C. Admin. Code 41A.0204.
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VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation) |
Prescription label must bear patient name. N.C.
Gen. Stat. § 106-134.1. |
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) |
EPT is potentially allowable.
Although the medical board recommends that physicians conduct a physical
exam prior to prescribing drugs, the incorporation of CDC STD Treatment
Guidelines suggests that EPT may be possible.
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Status as of August 16, 2006 |