Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
House passes bill allowing doctors to treat unnamed partners for STDs
Summary
HB17 would permit prescribers to write treatment for unnamed partners of patients with chlamydia or gonorrhea, reflecting CDC guidance and State Health Department data cited by the sponsor; the bill passed the House 63–8 and moves to the Senate.
The Utah House on Jan. 29 passed House Bill 17, which allows physicians to provide expedited partner therapy (EPT) — treatment for the sexual partners of patients diagnosed with chlamydia or gonorrhea without naming those partners.
Representative Sealy, who presented the bill, said state health providers are seeing an "astronomical rise" in…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
