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HB 1284 IN

Telehealth services.

IN · session 2022 · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Jan 10, 2022

Latest action (Jan 10, 2022) First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health

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)

2 coauthors / cosponsors
  • Ann Vermilion · coauthor
  • Rita Fleming · coauthor

Action history (3)

  1. Jan 10, 2022 Coauthored by Representatives Vermilion and Fleming · lower
  2. Jan 10, 2022 Authored by Representative Ledbetter · lower
  3. Jan 10, 2022 First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health · lower
Subjects
HEALTH generally

Text versions (1)

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  • Introduced House Bill (H) · Jan 7, 2022 · PDF

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