Legal Status of EPT

Legal Status of EPT - Nevada

EPT is permissible.

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)
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: (1) APHA’s CCD Manual; (2) AAP’s "1997 Red Book; (3) CDC STD Treatment Guidelines as of Sept. 1, 1989. Any revision to the above guidelines is effective 10 days after its revision unless the state health officer files an objection with the state board of health. Nev. Admin. Code § 441A.200 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines heralded as the “standard of care” for the treatment of STDs in Nevada. [Link to Health Department STD Program policy] All health care providers must follow Chlamydia and gonorrhea treatment guidelines in STD Treatment Guidelines, MMWR, 1989. Nev. Admin. Code §§ 441A.490, 441A.540.
VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation)	Requires patient name on label of prescription. NRS 639.2353(2)(d)
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation)	EPT is permissible. The automatic recognition of the most current version of CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines as the appropriate standard of care for the treatment of STDs. Administrative regulations mandate adherence to the CDC STD Treatment Guidelines for the treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea. Coupled with the stated policy of the NV Health Department STD Program to use CDC guidelines as standard of care suggests EPT is permissible.
Status as of August 16, 2006

Legend:
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 19, 2007
Page last reviewed: December 19, 2007
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention