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SB 1119 Telemedicine; practitioner-patient relationship, continuity of care.

Introduced by: Richard H. Stuart | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Telemedicine; continuity of care. Allows for continuity of care through telemedicine when a practitioner with whom a patient has previously established a practitioner-patient relationship is unavailable at the time in which the patient seeks continuity of care. The bill allows another practitioner of the same subspecialty at the same practice group with access to the patient's treatment history to provide continuity of care using telemedicine services until the practitioner with whom the patient has a previously established practitioner-patient relationship becomes available. This bill is identical to HB 1754.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Telemedicine; extension of time period for provision of services. Allows patients who have an established relationship with a practitioner who is a member of a health maintenance organization or multispecialty group to receive services from a practitioner who is a member of the same multispecialty group via telemedicine without undergoing another in-person exam within the specified time period and increases the specified time period from one year to three years. The bill increases from one year to three years the period during which psychologists and clinical social workers who are licensed outside the Commonwealth and who meet certain criteria may provide behavioral health services via telemedicine to a patient located in the Commonwealth.