OH HB124

Clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse-midwives, and certified nurse practitioners may prescribe drugs to treat chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis for a patient's sexual partner without examining the partner if the patient reports the partner is unable or unlikely to seek professional treatment.

Physicians and physician assistants are granted similar authority to prescribe or furnish these drugs for untreated sexual partners, limited to no more than two individuals per patient.

Prescriptions must include the partner's name and address if known, or otherwise include the patient's information with "expedited partner therapy" or "EPT" notation.

Prescribers must provide patients with drug information for sharing with partners, recommend professional treatment, and document the prescription and any reported adverse reactions in the patient's medical record.

Health care providers and pharmacists acting in good faith under these provisions are immune from civil damages, criminal prosecution, and professional disciplinary action.