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Legal Status of EPT in Indiana

permissible 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)

plus sign Medical Licensing Board of Indiana regulations allows physicians to prescribe and dispense medications for the treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea to the sex partners of the physician’s diagnosed patient without requiring examination of the sex partners. 844 IAC 5-4-2

minus symbol A physician “shall not prescribe, dispense, or otherwise provide, or cause to be provided, any legend drug that is not a controlled substance to a person who the physician has never personally physically examined and diagnosed unless the physician is providing care in consultation with another physician who has an ongoing relationship with the patient, and who has agreed to supervise the patient’s use of the drug or drugs to be provided.”
844 Ind. Admin. Code 5-4-1(b)
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. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT) (Explanation) plus sign The 2010 CDC STD Treatment Guidelines are incorporated by reference into rule regarding disease control measures.410 Ind. Admin Code 1-2.5-149
V. Prescription requirements (Explanation) plus sign Prescription label need not bear patient’s name unless the patient’s name is stated in the prescription. Ind. Code § 16-42-3-6(e)(3).
VI. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) permissible EPT is permissible.

Medical Licensing Board regulations expressly authorize EPT for the treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea.
Status as of October 28, 2011

Legend

plus sign supports the use of EPT

minus symbol negatively affects the use of EPT

permissible EPT is permissible

potentially allowable EPT is potentially allowable

prohibited EPT is prohibited

permissible EPT is permissible in 41 states: potentially allowable EPT is potentially allowable in 7 states: prohibited EPT is prohibited in 2 states:
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
EPT is permissible in the District of Columbia.		 Alabama
Delaware
Kansas
New Jersey
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Virginia
EPT is potentially allowable in Puerto Rico.		 Kentucky
South Carolina

  

Summary Totals

The information presented here is not legal advice, nor is it a comprehensive analysis of all the legal provisions that could implicate the legality of EPT in a given jurisdiction.  The data and assessment are intended to be used as a tool to assist state and local health departments as they determine locally appropriate ways to control STDs.

For comments, feedback and updates, please contact CDC-INFO: https://www.cdc.gov/cdc-info/.

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