1. A. The purpose of expedited partner therapy in Maryland is to:

   1. (1) Provide antibiotic therapy to any partner of a patient diagnosed with chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis without a personal physical assessment of the partner, and without having a previous provider-patient relationship with the partner;
   2. (2) Contain and stop the further spread of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis; and
   3. (3) Reduce the likelihood of reinfection in the diagnosed patient.
2. B. This chapter applies to the provision of expedited partner therapy, as described in §A of this regulation, in public and private health care settings.

Authority: Health-General Article, §§2-104(b), 18-102, 18-201, 18-202, and 18-214.1, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: March 28, 2016 (43:6 Md. R. 406)

Regulation .01A amended effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 318)

Regulation .02B amended effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 318)

Regulation .04-1 adopted effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 318)

Regulation .05A, B amended effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 318)

Regulation .06C amended effective March 26, 2018 (45:6 Md. R. 318)