Legal Status of EPT in Kentucky
EPT is likely prohibited.
I. Statutes/regs on health care providers’ authority to prescribe for STDs to a patient’s partner(s) w/out prior evaluation (Explanation) | Any person infected, or reasonably suspected of being infected, with an STD shall undergo such medical examination as is necessary to determine the existence or nonexistence of diagnosis, and if found to be infected, shall submit to treatment. 902 Ky. Admin. Regs. 2:080. |
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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) | …if a nurse or other person is dispensing any sort of prescription drug without the immediate supervision of a pharmacist or physician then they would be in direct violation of the prohibitions against such activity. Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 315.020(1)-(2) 1978 Ky. AG LEXIS 286 (OAG 78-450) |
IV. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT) (Explanation) | |
V. Prescription requirements (Explanation) | Label not required to have patient name. KRS 217.015 (26); see also KRS 217.065 (2), 217.065 (6), and 217.065 (11)(b).
Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, “dispense” means to “deliver a drug…to an ultimate user…by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner….” KRS 217.015(9); Occupations and Professions Code on Pharmacists, which defines “dispense” as delivering a drug “to or use by a patient or other individual entitled to receive the prescription drug.” KRS 315.010 Pharmacists must create and maintain patient information, including name address, age, list of all prescriptions from the last 12 months, etc., and give counseling to the patient to optimize drug therapy, as appropriate. |
VI. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) | EPT is likely prohibited.
Physicians are precluded from prescribing drugs for an STD without conducting a physical exam. Physicians may not delegate their authority to dispense drugs to any other person. Pharmacists must ensure that all drugs are dispensed to an ultimate user (which may not include partners of the patient). |
Status as of August 16, 2006 |
Legend
supports the use of EPT
negatively affects the use of EPT
EPT is permissible
EPT is potentially allowable
EPT is prohibited
EPT is permissible in 41 states: | EPT is potentially allowable in 7 states: | EPT is prohibited in 2 states: |
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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.
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- Page last reviewed: December 19, 2016
- Page last updated: December 22, 2016
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