Legal Status of EPT

Legal Status of EPT - Wisconsin

EPT is potentially allowable.

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)	Bill introduced (not passed) to authorize EPT for chlamydia or gonorrhea if patient states that partner is not allergic to antibiotic. No more than two partners per patient per year may receive the prescription; patient responsible for payment. Assem. B. 995, 96th Sess. (Wi. 2004).
V. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT) (Explanation)	Regulations incorporated by reference include DHHS’ STD Treatment Guidelines, 1998. Specific medical treatment shall be prescribed by a physician or advanced practice nurse prescriber. Wis. Admin. Code [HFS]§ 145.22.
VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation)	Prescription order must bear name and address of the patient; label must bear patient’s name. Wis. Stat. § 450.11.
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation)	EPT is potentially allowable. Statutory authority does not preclude EPT. The 2004 bill authorizing EPT and regulations that incorporate CDC’s STD Treatment Guidelines suggest that EPT is potentially allowable.
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 18, 2007
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention