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 Sex Partner Treatment of Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Infections

"Expedited Partner Therapy provides for the treatment of sex partners of infected individuals. This treatment can be offered without requiring partners to be tested or seen by health care providers.

This page includes details and additional information for patients, doctors and county health departments about Expedited Partner Therapy."

All partners of patients who test positive for Chlamydia or Gonorrhea should be treated as if they are infected.

If a physician takes responsibility to ensure partner treatment, the provider should examine and treat all of the persons the patient had sex with in the 60 days prior to the date the patient was tested. If this is not possible, patients may be given medication to give to their sex partners. 


 Health Care Providers and Local Health Jurisdictions - Recommendations for Expedited Partner Therapy

     Washington State Provider Guidelines for Patient Delivered Therapy (PDF, 31KB)
     CDC Review and Guidance of Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF, 1829KB)
     CDC Approval of Expedited Partner Therapy - December 19, 2006 (PDF, 44KB)
     CDC Legal Opinion for Expedited Partner Therapy - May 11, 2005 (PDF, 44kb)
     Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Commission Policy Statement (PDF, 296KB)
    
Washington State Medical Quality Assurance Meetings - Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF 535KB)
    
Washington State Board of Pharmacy Treating Sex Partners of Patients (PDF 754KB)
     Washington State Board of Pharmacy Meeting Minutes - Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF 606KB)
    
American Medical Association Statement on Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF, 251KB)
    
Washington State Medical Association Resolution on Expedited Partner Treatment Therapy (PDF, 402KB)
    
American Bar Association Recommendations for Expedited Partner Therapy (PDF, 295KB)

  Health Care Providers and Local Health Jurisdictions - Additional Links and Resources

      ▌Sexually Transmitted Disease Confidential Case Report Forms
      ▌Public Health - Seattle and King County Sexually Transmitted Disease Resources for Health Care Providers
      ▌Sexually Transmitted Disease Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities
    

 

                        Listed below are counties that will provide free medications for patients who
 test positive to give to their partner(s).

 

County Listing:  Clicking on a county name will take you to participating pharmacies providing free Public Health medications for sex partner treatment. Medications can also be obtained at the Local Health Jurisdictions listed in the STD Diagnostic and Treatment Facilities.
(Links will work only on counties that are currently available.)

Adams - Expedited Partner Therapy Grays Harbor - Expedited Partner Therapy Pierce - Expedited Partner Therapy
Asotin - Expedited Partner Therapy Island - Expedited Partner Therapy San Juan - Expedited Partner Therapy
Benton - Expedited Partner Therapy Jefferson - Expedited Partner Therapy Skagit - Expedited Partner Therapy
Chelan - Expedited Partner Therapy King - Expedited Partner Therapy Skamania - Expedited Partner Therapy
Clallam - Expedited Partner Therapy Kitsap - Expedited Partner Therapy Snohomish - Expedited Partner Therapy
Clark - Expedited Partner Therapy Kittitas - Expedited Partner Therapy Spokane - Expedited Partner Therapy
Columbia - Expedited Partner Therapy Klickitat - Expedited Partner Therapy Stevens - not available
Cowlitz - Expedited Partner Therapy Lewis - Expedited Partner Therapy Thurston - Expedited Partner Therapy
Douglas - Expedited Partner Therapy Lincoln - Expedited Partner Therapy Wahkiakum - Expedited Partner Therapy
Ferry - not available Mason - Expedited Partner Therapy Walla Walla - Expedited Partner Therapy
Franklin - Expedited Partner Therapy Okanogan - Expedited Partner Therapy Whatcom - Expedited Partner Therapy
Garfield - Expedited Partner Therapy Pacific - Expedited Partner Therapy Whitman - Expedited Partner Therapy
Grant - Expedited Partner Therapy Pend Oreille - not available Yakima - Expedited Partner Therapy

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