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Developments in Interstate Telehealth Licensing

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As states roll back emergency provisions that allowed out-of-state providers to offer telehealth services during the COVID 19 pandemic, more permanent changes in interstate telehealth are under way. In April 2022, the...more

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Telehealth regulatory oversight and enforcement trends

CT magazine (July 2022) - One of the notable impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the healthcare industry has been the boom in services provided via telehealth. This boom is in part due to temporary flexibilities applied...more

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Boom in the Medical Spa Industry Amid Regulatory Uncertainty Creates Perfect Storm

How should booming medical spa businesses proceed with little to no guidance from state medical boards? The American medspa industry, dominated by small, single-location, single-owned businesses, is booming in the wake of...more

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Secretary Azar Calls on Governors to Modify Regulations to Expand Healthcare Workforce

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In a March 24, 2020, letter, Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar asked state governors to take immediate action to modify state law and regulations to extend the capacity of the healthcare workforce to address...more

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Client Alert: Ohio Medical Board Takes Temporary Actions in Response to COVID-19

Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) cri­sis, a special meeting of the Ohio Medical Board (OMB) was held on March 18, 2020 by teleconference and live-streaming, focused on addressing several physician matters....more

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Telehealth: Practicing Across the Idaho Border

More healthcare practitioners are using telehealth to render patient care or expand their practices. When telehealth crosses state borders, the practitioner must ensure that he or she is licensed in or otherwise authorized to...more

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Texas Telemedicine Saga Finally Over? The Texas Medical Board Substantially Revises Telemedicine Regulations

The Texas Medical Board’s (the “Board”) adoption of new telehealth licensing regulations may finally put to bed long-running challenges to the state’s historically rigid position with respect to healthcare services delivered...more

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Texas Medical Board Proposes New Rules on Heels of Relaxed Telemedicine Laws

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The Texas Medical Board recently proposed changes to its telemedicine regulations (22 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 174.1 – 174.12) to follow the amendments to Section 111 of the Texas Occupations Code governing the practice of...more

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Texas Continues to Embrace Telemedicine

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On September 15, 2017, the Texas Medical Board (Board) released proposed rules regarding telemedicine and mental health services (Proposed Rules) to implement Senate Bill 1107, which was passed on May 11, 2017. Most notably,...more

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20 FAQs for Telemedicine Providers in Ohio

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The Ohio Medical Board just published new FAQs and guidance on practicing via telemedicine, addressed to Ohio physicians and physician assistants. The FAQs follow the Ohio rules for telemedicine prescribing of drugs and...more

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Texas Medical Board Releases Proposed Rules to Implement New Telemedicine Law

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The Texas Medical Board ("TMB") recently released proposed rules to implement Senate Bill 1107, which became law in May 2017 and allows for physician-patient relationships to be created solely through the provision of...more

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Holdout States Loosen Restrictions on Telemedicine but Obstacles Remain

A few months ago, two states that previously imposed onerous telemedicine requirements – Texas and Oklahoma – enacted laws that loosen restrictions on telemedicine providers and generally fall into line with what a vast...more

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FTC Votes to Close Investigation of Texas Medical Board’s Conduct

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On June 21, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) voted to close its investigation into whether the Texas Medical Board (TMB) violated federal antitrust laws by adopting rules that restricted the practice of...more

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Telemedicine in the Emergency Department and EMTALA Compliance

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Although enacted more than 30 years ago, the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act ("EMTALA") remains aggressively enforced and important for Medicare-participating hospitals to consider as they implement telemedicine...more

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Florida’s New Medical Marijuana Law and Telemedicine Exams

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Following a special session, the Florida Legislature on June 9, 2017 passed two important bills regarding medical marijuana in the Sunshine State: SB 8A and SB 6A. Together, these bills implement Article X, section 29 of the...more

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Florida Board of Medicine to Hold Another Hearing on Telemedicine and Medical Marijuana Rules

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On August 4, 2017, the Florida Board of Medicine will hold a third public hearing to discuss its proposed amendment to Florida’s telemedicine practice rules regarding medical marijuana. The Board held two prior public...more

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Texas Legislature Approves Bill Reducing Barriers for Telemedicine

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The Texas legislature passed S.B. 1107 yesterday, May 18, 2017. The bill, negotiated with input from the Texas e-Health Alliance and various other stakeholder groups, expands options for health care providers utilizing...more

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States Continue Trend to Reduce Telemedicine Barriers

In 2016 and now in early 2017, state legislatures and regulatory boards continue to enact laws and rules setting telemedicine practice standards. Such standards generally include clarifying the definition of telemedicine as...more

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Ohio Telemedicine Prescribing and Controlled Substances Laws

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The Ohio Medical Board just last week adopted new rules for telemedicine prescribing of drugs and controlled substances, allowing providers to prescribe drugs via telemedicine without conducting an in-person examination....more

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Florida Board of Medicine Hearing on Telemedicine and Medical Marijuana

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The Florida Board of Medicine will hold a public hearing on February 3, 2017 to discuss its proposed amendment to Florida’s telemedicine practice rules. The proposed amendment, published December 8, 2016, is intended to...more

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Top 5 Takeaways from New Michigan Telehealth Law

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Michigan is ringing in 2017 with a new telehealth law. Governor Rick Snyder signed into law SB 0753 on December 21, 2016, imposing new telehealth practice standards, including restrictions on prescribing controlled substances...more

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Wisconsin Issues New (and Improved!) Telemedicine Rules

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Following a public hearing last month, the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board approved new rules for the practice of telemedicine. The rules differ notably from its first set of rules proposed in 2015 and considered at a...more

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Florida: No Telemedicine Exams for Medical Marijuana

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The Florida Board of Medicine issued a proposed amendment, on December 8, 2016, to its telemedicine regulations to clarify that physicians may not order medical cannabis or low-THC cannabis via telemedicine....more

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Texas Medical Board Drops its Fifth Circuit Appeal To Bar Antitrust Challenge

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On October 17, 2016, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Texas Medical Board’s (“Board”) motion to voluntarily dismiss its appeal of the District Court’s decision on sovereign immunity in its latest...more

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Update: Arkansas (Again!) Medical Board Approves Telemedicine Rules

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The Arkansas State Medical Board on Thursday voted unanimously to pass Regulation 38 establishing key definitions for telemedicine practice in the State. The new regulation imposes specific Board of Medicine requirements for...more

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