La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLV-7505

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 5, May 20, 2024

Section XLV-7505 - Patient Relationship; Standard of Care; Location of Participants

A. Physician-Patient Relationship. Telemedicine shall not be utilized by a physician with respect to any individual located in this state in the absence of a physician-patient relationship.

B. Standard of Care. The practice of medicine by telemedicine, including the issuance of any prescription via electronic means shall be held to the same prevailing and usually accepted standards of medical practice as those in traditional (face-to-face) settings. An online, electronic or written mail message does not satisfy the standards of appropriate care.

C. Location of Participants. A physician using telemedicine may be at any location at the time the services are provided. A patient receiving medical services by telemedicine may be in any location at the time that the services are received.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLV-7505

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 35:1533 (August 2009), Amended LR 412145 (10/1/2015), Amended LR 43317 (2/1/2017), Amended by the Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners, LR 451080 (8/1/2019).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1262, 1270, 1271, 1275 and 1276.1.