As used in this article, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings:(1) 'Department' means the Department of Health.(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 30-3E-4 of this code;(D) An advanced practice registered nurse authorized with prescriptive authority pursuant to 03-7-15a 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.
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