Legal Status of EPT - New Hampshire

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)	The New Hampshire State Board of Medicine adopted guidelines regarding prescribing of medications for patients unknown to the physician. The Board found that “there must be an appropriate relationship between the patient and the physician before a prescription is written and dispensed.” It concluded that “prescribing drugs to individuals the physician has never met…is inappropriate and unprofessional.” [Link to Medical Board Guidelines]
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)
VI. Prescription requirements (Explanation)	Patient’s name required on prescription. N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 318:47-a.
VII. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation)	EPT is potentially allowable. While the medical board generally recommends the establishment of a physician patient relationship prior to the prescribing of medications, a lack of statutory support suggests that EPT may be possible.
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 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