Section 57 Expedited Partner Therapy for Sexually Transmitted Infections 1

Section 121B of said chapter 111, as so appearing, is hereby amended by inserting, in line 7, after the words "Chlamydia trachomatis" the following words:- and other sexually transmitted infections suitable for expedited partner treatment based on national standards including, but not limited to, those standards outlined in the Center for Disease Control's STI Treatment Guidelines and as further as defined in such regulation by the department.

This section, along with a related section, allows for expedited partner therapy beyond the current authorization for chlamydia to include other sexually transmitted infections, to deliver prescriptions to exposed partners without clinical assessment.