Title 34 — PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY

Any health care professional treating a patient in the state through telehealth shall be: (1) Fully licensed to practice in the state or employed by a licensed health care facility, an accredited prevention or treatment facility, a community support provider, a nonprofit mental h…

Any health care professional who utilizes telehealth shall ensure that a proper health provider-patient relationship is established and includes: (1) Verifying and authenticating the location and, to the extent reasonable, identifying the requesting patient; (2) Disclosing and va…

Treatment and consultation recommendations made through telehealth via a health care professional shall be appropriately provided and within the health care professional's scope of practice, training, and experience. Source: SL 2019, ch 156 , § 4.

A health care professional using telehealth to provide medical care to any patient located in the state shall provide an appropriate face-to-face examination using real-time audio and visual technology prior to diagnosis and treatment of the patient, if a face-to-face encounter w…

Without a proper provider-patient relationship, a health care professional using telehealth may not prescribe a controlled drug or substance, as defined by § 34-20B-3 , solely in response to an internet questionnaire or consult, including any encounter via telephone. Source: SL 2…

A health care professional using telehealth shall follow any applicable state or federal statute or rule for informed consent. Source: SL 2019, ch 156 , § 7.

A health care professional or the originating site treating a patient through telehealth shall: (1) Maintain a complete record of the patient's care; (2) Disclose the record to the patient consistent with state and federal laws; and (3) Follow applicable state and federal statute…