| In Wisconsin, 75% of pregnant teens rely on Medicaid for prenatal care and delivery. |
Advance comprehensive women's health in Wisconsin by engaging, educating,
empowering and mobilizing individuals and organizations. |
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|  | Expedited Partner Therapy (AB 653 / SB 460) |
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| These bills allow a practice called “Expedited Partner Therapy” (EPT). EPT allows physicians, physician assistants or certified advanced practice nurse to prescribe and pharmacists to dispense an antimicrobial drug for treating the three most common STDs (chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis) to a patient’s partner or partners. No medical evaluation or contact is required to occur with the partner. As long as the medical prescriber or pharmacist acts within the provisions of the bills, they are immune from legal liability under these bills.
The CDC recommends EPT as a cost-effective, efficient way to stem the transmissions, and re-infections of STDs. The Wisconsin Medical Examining board asked the legislature to specifically allow this practice so that health care professionals can practice EPT and they advocate for EPT being the standard of care for treating absent partners in Wisconsin. |
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| Authors: Senator Taylor and Representative Grigsby
Sponsors: Representatives Pasch, Roys, Grigsby, Turner, Berceau, Hebl, Benedict, Seidel, Kessler, Bernard, Schaber, Hilgenberg, Sinicki and Young and Senators Robson, Lehman, Taylor, Miller, Lassa and Risser.
AB 653 History SB 460 History
AB 653 SB 460
AB 653 Lobbying Effort
Status:
January 20th: Hearing held by Assembly Health Committee
January 27th: Hearing held by Senate Health Committee
February 23rd: Senate votes to pass bill by a vote of 17 to 15 |
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