Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 693 - CONTROL OF SEXUALLY TRANSMISSIBLE INFECTIONS CODE
Section 693.150 - Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Persons with a clinical diagnosis of chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, preferably confirmed with a laboratory test, are eligible for EPT.
b) Sex partners of patients treated for chlamydia, gonorrhea, or trichomoniasis, who were exposed within the previous 60 days and who are unable or unlikely to seek medical care are eligible for EPT. If there were no sex partners within the previous 60 days, the most recent sex partner is eligible.
c) Health care professionals who provide EPT shall comply with Sections 4 and 5 of the Act. (Section 6(e)(2) of the Act)
d) EPT is not contraindicated but is a last resort for pregnant partners. Health care professionals shall attempt to contact the pregnant partner and ensure that she is referred for medical care.
e) Health care professionals who provide EPT shall provide counseling for the patient and written materials provided by the Department to be given by the patient to the partner or partners that include, at a minimum, the following:
f) A healthcare professional prescribing, dispensing, furnishing, or otherwise providing in good faith without fee and compensation prescription antibiotics to partners under this Section and providing counseling and written materials as required by subsection (e) shall not be subject to civil or professional liability, except for willful and wanton misconduct. A health care professional shall not be subject to civil or professional liability for choosing not to provide expedited partner therapy. (Section (6)(e)(5) of the Act)
g) Educational materials will instruct all EPT recipients to seek care for STI and to seek HIV testing, regardless of whether they take the medication.
h) Medication may be dispensed directly to the patient for delivery to the partner or partners. If the partner or partners are unable or unlikely to seek medical care, the prescription for the medication may be provided to the patient to be delivered to the partner or partners. A combination of partner strategies may be used; for example, a patient with several partners may refer one partner to a health care professional, but take EPT for other partners.