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. u (3) "Health care professional" means: (A) An allopathic physician licensed pursuant to articlea 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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