Section 30-1-25 - Telehealth practice(a) For the purposes of this section:"Health care practitioner" means a person licensed under §30-1-1 et seq. who provides health care services.
"Telehealth services" means the use of synchronous or asynchronous telecommunications technology by a health care practitioner to provide health care services, including, but not limited to, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and monitoring of a patient; transfer of medical data; patient and professional health-related education; public health services; and health administration. The term does not include audio-only telephone calls, e-mail messages, or facsimile transmissions.
(b) Unless already provided for by statute or legislative rule, a health care board, referred to in this chapter, shall propose a rule for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of §29A-3-1 et seq. to regulate telehealth practice by a telehealth practitioner. The proposed rule shall consist of the following: (1) The practice of the health care service occurs where the patient is located at the time the telehealth technologies are used;(2) The health care practitioner who practices telehealth must be licensed as provided in this chapter;(3) When the health care practitioner patient relationship is established;(4) The standard of care;(5) A prohibition of prescribing schedule II drugs, unless authorized by another section; and(6) Implement the provisions of this section while ensuring competency, protecting the citizens of this state from harm, and addressing issues specific to each profession.Added by 2020 Acts, ch. 190 (HB 4003), eff. 6/5/2020.