Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy

Legal Status of Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)

Introduction
Explanation, Limitations
Summary Findings
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EPT is permissible in 15 states:	EPT is potentially allowable in 24 states:	EPT is prohibited in 11 states:
Arizona California Colorado Iowa Louisiana Minnesota Mississippi Nevada New Mexico New York Pennsylvania Tennessee Utah Washington Wyoming Exception: EPT is permissible in Baltimore, Maryland.	Alabama Alaska Connecticut Delaware Georgia Hawaii Idaho Indiana Kansas Maine Maryland Massachusetts Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey North Carolina Oregon Rhode Island South Dakota Texas Virginia Wisconsin EPT is potentially allowable in District of Colombia and Puerto Rico.	Arkansas Florida Illinois Kentucky Michigan North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma South Carolina Vermont West Virginia

Summary Totals

No information is currently available about the legal status of expedited partner therapy in American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau, Marshall Islands, Federal States of Micronesia or Virgin Islands.

Page last modified: October 7, 2008
Page last reviewed: November 20, 2007
Content Source: Division of STD Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention