A valid physician-patient relationship may be established by an allopathic or osteopathic physician with a patient located in this state through telemedicine, provided that the physician: Holds a license to practice medicine in this state; Confirms the patient’s identity and physical location; and Provides the patient with the treating physician’s identity and professional credentials. Telemedicine encounters shall comply with the… Read more >
Teledentistry The indication, appropriateness, and safety considerations for each prescription for medication, laboratory services, or dental laboratory services provided through the use of teledentistry shall be evaluated by the licensed dentist in accordance with applicable law and current standards of care, including those for appropriate documentation. A licensed dentist’s use of teledentistry carries the same professional accountability as a prescription… Read more >
The same laws and regulations that apply to a healthcare provider prescribing drugs, including controlled substances, by means of in-person contact with a patient shall apply to prescribing drugs, including controlled substances, by means of telemedicine. SOURCE: KS Admin. Regs., Sec. 100-77-3. (Accessed Jul. 2024). Telemedicine may be used to establish a valid provider-patient relationship. SOURCE: KS Statute Ann. §… Read more >
An optometrist treating a patient through telehealth must perform at least a minimum eye examination as required by 68 Ill. Adm. Code 1320.90 before prescribing eyeglasses or contact lenses to the patient. Nothing in this Section authorizes an eye examination that: does not assess the ocular health and visual status of a patient, or consists solely of objective refractive data or… Read more >
“Telehealth” has the meaning given in section 62A.673, subdivision 2, paragraph (h). A physician-patient relationship may be established through telehealth. A physician providing health care services by telehealth in this state shall be held to the same standards of practice and conduct as provided in this chapter for in-person health care services. SOURCE: MN Statute 147.033. (Accessed Jun. 2024). A prescription… Read more >
