TITLE 844 MEDICAL LICENSING BOARD OF INDIANA
Final Rule
LSA Document #11-44(F)
DIGEST
Adds
844 IAC 5-4-2, which allows physicians to prescribe or dispense medications for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae to the sex partners of the physician's diagnosed patient without requiring examination of the sex partners. Effective 30 days after filing with the Publisher.
Authority:
IC 25-22.5-2-7
Sec. 2. Section 1 of this rule does not apply if the physician is prescribing or dispensing medications for the treatment of Chlamydia trachomatis or Neisseria gonorrhoeae to sex partner(s) of the physician's diagnosed patient without requiring examination of the sex partner(s). Medications must be in accordance with current professional theory or practice for the treatment of these infections. The current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines shall be considered an authoritative source of such current professional theory or practice. Partner management of patients with gonorrhea or chlamydia shall include providing the following items:
(1) Notification to the infected patient that all partners should be evaluated and treated;
(2) Written materials for the infected patient to give partners that state that a clinical evaluation is desirable; lists common medication side effects and the appropriate response to them; fact sheets regarding sexually transmitted diseases; and emergency contact information;
(3) Prescriptions or dispensed medications and accompanying written materials shall be given to the physician's patient for distribution to named partners; and
(4) The physician shall maintain appropriate documentation of partner management. Documentation shall include the names of partners, if available, and a record of treatment provided. If the partner's name is not available, documentation shall be kept within patient's file.
(Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; 844 IAC 5-4-2; filed Sep 28, 2011, 11:06 a.m.: 20111026-IR-844110044FRA)
Hearing Held: May 26, 2011
Approved by Attorney General: September 19, 2011
Approved by Governor: September 27, 2011
Filed with Publisher: September 28, 2011, 11:06 a.m.
Documents Incorporated by Reference: None Received by Publisher
Small Business Regulatory Coordinator: Kristen Kelley, Board Director, Medical Licensing Board, Professional Licensing Agency, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington Street, Room W072, Indianapolis, IN 46204, (317) 234-2011, krkelley@pla.in.gov
Posted: 10/26/2011 by Legislative Services Agency
DIN: 20111026-IR-844110044FRA
Composed: Apr 29,2024 12:53:00AM EDT
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