Legal Status of EPT - District of Columbia

EPT is possible

I. Statutes/regs on health care providers’ authority to prescribe for STDs to a patient’s partner(s) w/out prior evaluation (Explanation)
II. Specific judicial decisions concerning EPT (or like practices) (Explanation)
III. Specific administrative opinions by the Attorney General or medical or pharmacy boards concerning EPT (or like practices) (Explanation)	District of Columbia Board of Medicine disciplinary order issued 7/31/2003: fined physician $2000 for prescribing without seeing the patient. [Link to Medical Board Newsletter]
IV. Legislative bills or prospective regulations concerning EPT (or like practices) (Explanation)
V. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT) (Explanation)	Regulations incorporate by reference APHA’s CCD Manual, Ninth Ed., 1960. Meeting requirements of the 1960 CCD manual is prima facie evidence of good medical or public health practice. D.C. Mun. Reg. tit. 22 § 202.8.
VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation)	Label for prescription drug must bear patient’s name. D.C. Mun. Reg. tit. 22 § 1913.1. Pharmacists must keep record of patient name and address for every prescription filled. D.C. Mun. Reg. tit. 22 § 1914.1.
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation)	EPT is possible Incorporation by reference of APHA CCD Manual may authorize the use of EPT provided the jurisdiction recognizes current edition of the manual and the manual reflects existing CDC STD Treatment Guidelines.
Status as of August 16, 2006

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supports the use of EPT	EPT is permissible
negatively affects the use of EPT	EPT is potentially allowable
	EPT is prohibited

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Exception: EPT is permissible in Baltimore, Maryland.

Page last modified: December 13, 2007
Page last reviewed: December 13, 2007
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention