I. Statutes/regs on health care providers’ authority
to prescribe for STDs to a patient’s partner(s) w/out prior evaluation (Explanation) |
Drugs dispensed by a prescribing practitioner shall be personally
dispensed by the practitioner. Dispensing such drugs shall not be delegated
except” to someone licensed to do so “under the supervision
of the prescribing practitioner.”
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14e(c).
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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) |
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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) |
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VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation) |
Prescription labels for drugs dispensed by physician must bear patient’s
full name. Conn.
Gen. Stat. § 20-14e(c). |
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) |
EPT is potentially allowable.
Statutory authority does not preclude a physician from prescribing drugs
for patient’s partner. Rather, the existing statute limits dispensation
to the patient (through whom, for purposes of EPT, the drug is administered
to the partner).
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Status as of August 16, 2006 |