Expedited Partner Treatment
The New Mexico Medical Board amended the Medical Practice Act to allow health professionals to offer Expedited Partner Treatment (EPT) to partners of patients with STDs under guidelines developed by the New Mexico Department of Health (NMDOH).
Expedited Partner Treatment (EPT) is a mechanism for providers to treat patients with whom they have not established a therapeutic relationship, in order to prevent re-infection of an index patient. Heterosexual patients with uncomplicated gonorrhea or chlamydia have lower rates of re-infection when their sexual partners are provided with EPT, according to published research supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Guidelines for Expedited Partner Treatment
PHD Recommended STD Treatments
New Mexico STD Screening and Testing Sites
New Mexico HIV, Hepatitis, STD Online Resource Guide
GC Cefixime Medication Sheet for EPT - English and Spanishl
Chlamydia Medication Sheet for EPT - English
en Espanol
Trichomonas Medication Sheet for EPT - English
en Espanol
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STD Program Manager
Dan Burke
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite S1200
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-1778
Fax: (505) 476-3638
Daniel.Burke@state.nm.us
STD Surveillance Coordinator
Lewis Smith
New Mexico Department of Health
1190 St. Francis Drive, Suite S1200
P.O. Box 26100
Santa Fe, NM 87505
Phone: (505) 476-3636
Fax: (505) 476-3638
Lewis.Smith@state.nm.us