15 states feature one or more laws that permit or may facilitate certain health care practitioners to practice EPT.

Maryland permits EPT in Baltimore on a pilot basis.

30 states feature one or more laws that may limit the ability of some health care practitioners to conduct EPT.

16 states feature agency opinions that tend to prohibit EPT or like practices.

14 states have incorporated via reference APHA’s CCD Manual.

4 states have incorporated via reference the AAP Red Book.

4 states have incorporated via reference other guidelines or recommenda-tions.

7 states’ laws do not require patient identifying information on prescription order or label.

13 states have statutory provisions prohibiting pharmacists from dispensing medications to individuals who have not undergone a physical examination, failed to establish a physician-patient relationship, or who are not the ultimate user (i.e., a third-party) pursuant to a valid prescription.

EPT is permissible in 15 states and Baltimore, Maryland.

EPT is potentially allowable in 24 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.

EPT is likely prohibited in 11 states.