Title 34

(a) A violation of this article or a rule adopted under this article is grounds for disciplinary action and sanctions against a registrant as provided in this section. (b) A violation of this article may be enforced in the same manner as any other violation of Sections 20-2-50 to…

Nothing in this article shall be construed to limit the ability of the Board of Medical Examiners to exercise authority existing prior to the passage of this article. (Act 2013-257, p. 673, §2.)

It is the intent of the Legislature to expand access to safe, effective health care services for the residents of this state through the use of various electronic devices and technologies. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Telehealth has proven to be a viable …

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) ASYNCHRONOUS. The electronic exchange of health care documents, images, and information that does not occur in real time, including, but not limited to, the collection and transmission of medic…

(a) Physicians who engage in the provision of telehealth medical services to any individual in this state must possess a full and active license to practice medicine or osteopathy issued by the Medical Licensure Commission. (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a), a physician who enga…

(a) A physician providing telehealth medical services shall owe to the patient the same duty to exercise reasonable care, diligence, and skill as would be applicable if the service or procedure were provided in person. Telehealth medical services shall be governed by the Medical …

(a) A prescriber may prescribe a legend drug, medical supplies, or a controlled substance to a patient as a result of a telehealth medical service if the prescriber is authorized to prescribe the drug, supplies, or substance under applicable state and federal laws. To be valid, a…

(a) A physician who provides a telehealth medical service shall comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations applicable to the provision of telehealth medical services, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and shall use devi…

(a) The Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission may adopt rules regulating the provision of telehealth medical services by physicians in this state, even if the rules displace competition. (b) Rules adopted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical…

(a) This article, and the rules adopted by the Board of Medical Examiners and the Medical Licensure Commission, shall apply only to the provision of telehealth medical services by physicians to individuals located in this state. (b) The Board of Medical Examiners, the Medical Lic…