West Virginia Code 16-4F-1 – Definitions
(1) “Department” means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-4F-1
- Department: means the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-4F-1
- Expedited partner therapy: means prescribing, dispensing, furnishing or otherwise providing prescription antibiotic drugs to the sexual partner or partners of a person clinically diagnosed as infected with a sexually transmitted disease without physical examination of the partner or partners. See West Virginia Code 16-4F-1
- Sexually transmitted disease: means a disease that may be treated by expedited partner therapy as determined by rule of the department. See West Virginia Code 16-4F-1
(2) “Expedited partner therapy” means prescribing, dispensing, furnishing or otherwise providing prescription antibiotic drugs to the sexual partner or partners of a person clinically diagnosed as infected with a sexually transmitted disease without physical examination of the partner or partners.
(3) “Health care professional” means:
(A) An allopathic physician licensed pursuant to article three, chapter thirty of this code;
(B) An osteopathic physician licensed pursuant to article fourteen, chapter thirty of this code;
(C) A physician assistant licensed pursuant to section four, article three-e, chapter thirty of this code;
(D) An advanced practice registered nurse authorized with prescriptive authority pursuant to section fifteen-a, article seven, chapter thirty of this code; or
(E) A pharmacist licensed pursuant to article five, chapter thirty of this code.
(4) “Sexually transmitted disease” means a disease that may be treated by expedited partner therapy as determined by rule of the department.