Legal Status of EPT in West Virginia
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) | “Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, a health care professional who makes a clinical diagnosis of a sexually transmitted disease may provide expedited partner therapy for the treatment of the sexually transmitted disease if, in the judgment of the health care professional, the sexual partner is unlikely or unable to present for comprehensive health care, including evaluation, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases.” W. Va. Code, § 16-4F-2.
W.Va. regulation defines as unprofessional conduct: “A practice of providing treatment recommendations relating to issuing prescriptions, via electronic or other means, for persons without establishing an on-going physician-patient relationship wherein the physician has obtained information adequate to support the prescription.” W. Va. Code R. § 11-01A-12.2(k). |
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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) | |
IV. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT) (Explanation) | |
V. Prescription requirements (Explanation) | Labels for legend drugs dispensed by a physician must contain patient’s name. W. Va. Code R. § 11-5-8.3(b).
Pharmacists are prohibited from dispensing prescription orders when s/he has knowledge that the prescription was issued without a physician-patient relationship. W. Va. Code, § 30-5-14. Pharmacists, druggists, and any other non-physician are prohibited from dispensing, selling, distributing, or prescribing medication for the treatment of STDs without a written prescription or order from a licensed physician and the order is written for the person for whom the prescription is intended. W. Va. Code § 16-4-24 |
VI. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments (Explanation) | EPT is permissible.
Statutory authority expressly authorizes health care professionals to provide EPT for the treatment of sexually transmitted disease. Pharmacists are precluded from dispensing drugs where the intended recipient is not the patient identified on the prescription. |
Status as of May 16, 2016 |
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: June 29, 2017
- Page last updated: July 3, 2017
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