House of Representatives State of Utah


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         P.O. BOX 145030 . SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH 84114-5030 . (801) 538-1029         January 27, 2009

Mr. Speaker:

    The Health and Human Services Committee reports a favorable recommendation on H.B. 17, EXPEDITED PARTNER THERAPY TREATMENT, by Representative J. Seelig, with the following amendments:

1.    Page 2, Line 56 through Page 3, Line 59 :    

             56          (2) This section does not require a practitioner

  or a licensee under this chapter       to prescribe        or dispense       a drug to treat a sexually

             57      transmitted disease for patient delivered expedited partner therapy. A practitioner's
  or licensee's       decision to

             58      use expedited partner therapy as allowed by this section is voluntary.
             59          (3) Notwithstanding Sections 58-1-501 , 58-17b-501 , and 58-17b-502 , it is not unlawful

    Respectfully,

    Paul Ray
    Committee Chair

Voting: 7-0-0
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