Section 111.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Dentist," "health professional," and "physician" have the meanings assigned by Section 1455.001, Insurance Code.(2) "Store and forward technology" means technology that stores and transmits or grants access to a person's clinical information for review by a health professional at a different physical location than the person.(2-a) "Teledentistry dental service" means a health care service delivered by a dentist, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a dentist, acting within the scope of the dentist's or health professional's license or certification to a patient at a different physical location than the dentist or health professional using telecommunications or information technology.(3) "Telehealth service" means a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service, delivered by a health professional licensed, certified, or otherwise entitled to practice in this state and acting within the scope of the health professional's license, certification, or entitlement to a patient at a different physical location than the health professional using telecommunications or information technology.(4) "Telemedicine medical service" means a health care service delivered by a physician licensed in this state, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in this state, and acting within the scope of the physician's or health professional's license to a patient at a different physical location than the physician or health professional using telecommunications or information technology.Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2021.Chapter heading amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 811,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 205,Sec. 1, eff. 5/27/2017.Renumbered from Occupations Code, Section 107.001 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728, Sec. 23.001(69), eff. 9/1/2005.Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 22, eff. 4/1/2005.