Senate Bill S2545

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-S2545 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A313
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: S4860, A2170
2019-2020: S1799, A2998

2017-S2545 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes expedited partner therapy for certain sexually transmitted infections.

2017-S2545 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S2545 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2545
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  HANNON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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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