RSA 141-C:15-a Administration of Certain Prescription Medication for Treatment or Prevention of a Communicable Disease.

I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 326-B:2, I-a, and RSA 329:1-c, a health care professional authorized to prescribe prescription medication for the treatment or prevention of a communicable disease may prescribe, dispense, or distribute directly or by standing order, drugs and testing to a patient he or she did not evaluate and with whom there is no established health care provider-patient relationship to empirically treat for, or provide an agent or prophylaxis to prevent, a communicable disease that poses a threat to public health. Any such prescription shall be regarded as being issued for a legitimate medical purpose and in accordance with established clinical practice guidelines, when available.
II. Communicable diseases that pose a threat to public health for the