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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

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.


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EPT is permissible in 15 states: EPT is potentially allowable in 24 states: EPT is prohibited in 11 states:
Arizona
California
Colorado
Iowa
Louisiana
Minnesota
Mississippi
Nevada
New Mexico 
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Utah
Washington
Wyoming

Exception: EPT is permissible in Baltimore, Maryland.
Alabama
Alaska
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Indiana
Kansas
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Oregon
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Texas
Virginia
Wisconsin

EPT is potentially allowable in District of Colombia and Puerto Rico.
Arkansas
Florida
Illinois
Kentucky
Michigan
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina

Vermont
West Virginia

Summary Totals

No information is currently available about the legal status of expedited partner therapy in American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Marshall Islands, Federal States of Micronesia or Virgin Islands.


Page last modified: October 16, 2008
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2007

Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention