W. Va. Code R. § 64-103-2 - Definitions
2.1. "Expedited
partner therapy" or "EPT" means prescribing, dispensing, furnishing or
otherwise providing prescription antibiotic drugs by a health care professional
to the sexual partner or partners of a person clinically diagnosed as infected
with a sexually transmitted disease without physical examination of the partner
or partners.
2.2. "Health care
professional" means:
2.2.a. An allopathic
physician licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §§
30-3-1
et seq.;
2.2.b. An
osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §§
30-14-1
et seq.;
2.2.c. A
physician assistant licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §
30-3E-4;
2.2.d. An advanced practice registered nurse
authorized with prescriptive authority pursuant to W.Va. Code §
30-7-15a;
or
2.2.e. A pharmacist licensed
pursuant to W.Va. Code §§
30-5-1
et seq.
Notes
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Current through Register Vol. XXXIX, No. 11, March 18, 2022
2.1. "Expedited partner therapy" or "EPT" means prescribing, dispensing, furnishing or otherwise providing prescription antibiotic drugs by a health care professional to the sexual partner or partners of a person clinically diagnosed as infected with a sexually transmitted disease without physical examination of the partner or partners.
2.2. "Health care professional" means:
2.2.a. An allopathic physician licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §§ 30-3-1 et seq.;
2.2.b. An osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §§ 30-14-1 et seq.;
2.2.c. A physician assistant licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code § 30-3E-4;
2.2.d. An advanced practice registered nurse authorized with prescriptive authority pursuant to W.Va. Code § 30-7-15a; or
2.2.e. A pharmacist licensed pursuant to W.Va. Code §§ 30-5-1 et seq.