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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".06" citation="COMAR 10.06.07.06" title_num="10" subtitle_num="06" chapter_num="07" heading="Counseling and Educational Information Requirements.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>A health care provider prescribing or dispensing EPT to a patient shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Counsel the patient to encourage each partner to seek a personal physical assessment; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Provide the patient with educational information for each partner, in accordance with §C of this regulation.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>A pharmacist dispensing EPT shall provide educational information for each partner, in accordance with §C of this regulation.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The educational information, that is available or comparable to that available on the Department’s website, shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Advice for the partner to seek a medical evaluation;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Information about chlamydia, gonorrhea, and trichomoniasis;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Medication instructions;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>Warnings about adverse drug or allergic reactions; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(5)">
      <text>Advice to abstain from sexual activity as required during treatment.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>