HB 1284 IN
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Summary
Requires a health care provider who provides telehealth services to obtain written health care consent for the provision of telehealth services. Requires a prescriber who provides telehealth services to a patient to conduct certain components of a physical examination and document the results in the patient's medical record. Allows a prescriber to issue a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient: (1) who is receiving services through the use of telehealth; and (2) who has been previously examined by the prescriber in person. Creates an exception by allowing a prescriber who specializes in psychiatry to issue a prescription for a controlled substance to a patient who is receiving psychiatric services through the use of telehealth.
Sponsor (1)
- Cindy Ledbetter Republican · author
2 coauthors / cosponsors
- Ann Vermilion · coauthor
- Rita Fleming · coauthor
Action history (3)
- Jan 10, 2022 Coauthored by Representatives Vermilion and Fleming · lower
- Jan 10, 2022 Authored by Representative Ledbetter · lower
- Jan 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
Text versions (1)
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