Assembly Bill A313

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2017-A313 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2545
Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §2312, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A10277
2013-2014: A1919
2015-2016: A2170, S4860
2019-2020: A2998, S1799

2017-A313 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections.

2017-A313 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    313
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BICHOTTE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Health
 
 AN  ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to authorizing expe-
   dited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 2312 of the public health law, as added by chapter
 577 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
   § 2312. Expedited partner therapy for chlamydia trachomatis  infection
 AND OTHER SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS.  1. Notwithstanding any other
 provision  of law and consistent with section two thousand three hundred
 five of this title, a health care practitioner (who is authorized  under
 title  eight  of  the  education law to diagnose and prescribe drugs for
 sexually transmitted chlamydia trachomatis infection AND OTHER  SEXUALLY
 TRANSMITTED  INFECTIONS,  acting within his or her lawful scope of prac-
 tice)  who  diagnoses  a  sexually  transmitted  chlamydia   trachomatis
 infection  OR  OTHER  SEXUALLY  TRANSMITTED  INFECTION  in an individual
 patient  may  prescribe,  dispense,  furnish,   or   otherwise   provide
 prescription  antibiotic  drugs  FOR THE SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
 FOR WHICH THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION RECOMMENDS  THE
 USE  OF  EXPEDITED  PARTNER  THERAPY to that patient's sexual partner or
 partners without examination of that patient's partner or partners.
   2. A health care practitioner who reasonably and in good faith renders
 expedited partner therapy in accordance with this section and  following
 the  rules  and regulations promulgated by the commissioner shall not be
 subject to civil or criminal liability or be deemed to have  engaged  in
 unprofessional conduct.
   3.  The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations concerning
 the implementation of this section and  shall  also  develop  forms  for
 patients  and  their partners explaining expedited partner therapy for a
 chlamydia  trachomatis  infection    AND  OTHER   SEXUALLY   TRANSMITTED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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