Md. Code, Health Occ. § 1-1002

Current with effective changes from the 2024 legislative session, chs. 2-121

Section 1-1002 - Practitioner-patient relationship

A health care practitioner may establish a practitioner-patient relationship through either a synchronous telehealth interaction or an asynchronous telehealth interaction, if the health care practitioner:

(1) Verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telehealth;

(2) Discloses to the patient the health care practitioner's name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license held by the health care practitioner; and

(3) Obtains oral or written consent from the patient or from the patient's parent or guardian if State law requires the consent of a parent or guardian.

Md. Code, HO § 1-1002

Added by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 16,Sec. 1, eff. 4/3/2020.

Added by 2020 Md. Laws, Ch. 15,Sec. 1, eff. 4/3/2020.