At a glance
EPT is permissible in Connecticut as of August 10, 2011.
Findings
[+] supports the use of EPT
[-] negatively affects the use of EPT
I. Statutes/regs on health care providers’ authority to prescribe for STDs to a patient’s partner(s) w/out prior evaluation
[+] A prescribing practitioner who diagnoses a chlamydia or gonorrhea infection in a patient may prescribe and dispense oral antibiotic drugs to such patient and the patient’s partners without a physical examination of such partner or partners. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14e(e). (effective 10/1/2011)
II. Specific judicial decisions concerning EPT (or like practices)
III. Specific administrative opinions by the Attorney General or medical or pharmacy boards concerning EPT (or like practices)
IV. Laws that incorporate via reference guidelines as acceptable practices (including EPT)
V. Prescription requirements
[-] Prescription labels for drugs dispensed by physician must bear patient’s full name. Conn. Gen. Stat. § 20-14e(c).*
VI. Assessment of EPT’s legal status with brief comments
EPT is permissible.
Statutory authority expressly authorizes EPT for the treatment of chlamydia and gonorrhea.
*This legal authority predates the effective date of the state's law that authorizes EPT.