Telemedicine Licensing Provisions by State
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TELEMEDICINE LICENSING PROVISIONS BY STATE | |
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State Law/Regulation |
| Alabama
(334) 242-4116 |
"Alabama has a telemed license. (7) Special Purpose License. A special purpose license is a license issued by the Commission to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines which: (a) Is only issued to an applicant whose principal practice location and license to practice is located in a state or territory of the United States whose laws permit or allow issuance of a special purpose license to practice medicine or osteopathy across state lines or a similar license to a physician whose principal practice location and license is located in the State of Alabama; (b) Limits the licensee solely to the practice of medicine or osteopathy across state lines as defined in these rules. (Chapter 540-X-16)" |
| Alaska
(907) 269-8163 |
The Alaska Medical Board has issued an opinion that if the physician is licensed in another state and is reporting to another physician, he does not to be licensed in Alaska. No specific telemedicine law exists at this time. |
| Arizona
(480) 551-2700 |
Physicians in Arizona who read and/or interpret medical records and radiology films must hold an Arizona license. Physicians residing in another state, federal jurisdiction or country who are authorized to practice medicine in that jurisdiction, are not required to hold an Arizona license if the physician engages in actual single or infrequent consultation with a doctor of medicine licensed in Arizona and if the consultation regards a specific patient or patients. A.R.S. §32-1421(B). |
| Arkansas
(501) 296-1802 |
Physicians in Arkansas who read and/or interpret medical records and radiology films must hold an Arkansas license. Regulation No. 20 Practice of Medicine by a non-resident. Pursuant to Ark. Code. Ann 17-95-401 and 17-95-202, the Arkansas State Medical Board sets forth the following Rule and Regulation concerning the practice of medicine by a non-resident physicians or osteopaths: Any non-resident physician or osteopath who, while located outside the State of Arkansas, provides diagnostic or treatment services to patients within the State of Arkansas on a regular basis or under a contract with the health care provider, a clinic located in this state, or a health care facility, is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathy in this state and, therefore must obtain a license to practice medicine in this State. Any nonresident physician or osteopath who, while located outside of the state, consults on an irregular basis with a physician or osteopath who holds a license to practice medicine within the State of Arkansas and who is located in this State, is not required to obtain a license to practice medicine in the State of Arkansas. History: Adopted March 14, 1997 |
| California
(916) 263-2389 |
"(1) A physician and surgeon practices medicine in this state across state lines when that person is located outside of this state but, through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, practices or attempts to practice, or advertises or holds himself or herself out as practicing, any system or mode of treating the sick or afflicted in this state, or diagnoses, treats, operates for, or prescribes for any ailment, blemish, deformity, disease, disfigurement, disorder, injury, or other physical or mental condition of any person in this state. 2038. Whenever the words ""diagnose"" or ""diagnosis"" are used in this chapter, they include any undertaking by any method, device, or procedure whatsoever, and whether gratuitous or not, to ascertain or establish whether a person is suffering from any physical or mental disorder. Such terms shall also include the taking of a person's blood pressure and the use of mechanical devices or machines for the purpose of making a diagnosis and representing to such person any conclusion regarding his or her physical or mental condition. Machines or mechanical devices for measuring or ascertaining height or weight are excluded from this section." |
| Colorado
(303) 894-7690 |
12-36-106. Practice of medicine defined - exemptions from licensing requirements - repeal. (1) For the purpose of this article, "practice of medicine" means: (a) Holding out one's self to the public within this state as being able to diagnose, treat, prescribe for, palliate, or prevent any human disease, ailment, pain, injury, deformity, or physical or mental condition, whether by the use of drugs, surgery, manipulation, electricity, telemedicine, the interpretation of tests, including primary diagnosis of pathology specimens, images, or photographs, or any physical, mechanical, or other means whatsoever; (g) The delivery of telemedicine, which means the delivery of medical services and any diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, or education related to health care services using interactive audio, interactive video, or interactive data communication. Nothing in this paragraph (g) shall be construed to limit the delivery of health services by other licensed professionals, within the professional's scope of practice, using advanced technology, including, but not limited to, interactive audio, interactive video, or interactive data communication. (2) If any person who does not possess and has not filed a license to practice medicine within this state, as provided in this article, and who is not exempted from the licensing requirements under this section, shall do any of the acts mentioned in this section as constituting the practice of medicine, he shall be deemed to be practicing medicine without complying with the provisions of this article and in violation thereof. |
| Connecticut
(860) 509-7603 |
"(d) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any individual whose practice of medicine includes any ongoing, regular or contractual arrangement whereby, regardless of residency in this or any other state, he provides, through electronic communications or interstate commerce, diagnostic or treatment services, including primary diagnosis of pathology specimens, slides or images, to any person located in this state. In the case of electronic transmissions of radiographic images, licensure shall be required for an out-of-state physician who provides, through an ongoing, regular or contractual arrangement, official written reports of diagnostic evaluations of such images to physicians or patients in this state. The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a nonresident physician who, while located outside this state, consults (A) on an irregular basis with a physician licensed by section 20-10 of the general statutes, as amended, who is located in this state or (B) with a medical school within this state for educational or medical training purposes. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to any individual who regularly provides the types of services described in this subsection pursuant to any agreement or arrangement with a short-term acute care general hospital, licensed by the department of public health, provided such agreement or arrangement was entered into prior to February 1, 1996, and is in effect as of the effective date of this section. (e) On and after October 1, 1999, any person licensed as an osteopathic physician or osteopath pursuant to Chapter 371 shall be deemed licensed as a physician and surgeon pursuant to this chapter. (20-9)" |
| Delaware
(302) 739-4522 |
Telemedicine is not mentioned in the current laws, but out of state physicians who do not fall into the category of a 'consulting physician' have to have a license. |
| DC
(202) 724-4900 |
There are no telemedicine provisions at this time. |
| Florida
(850) 245-4131 |
"64B8-9.010 Interpretation of Diagnostic Imaging Tests or Procedures. Physicians who order, perform, or interpret diagnostic imaging tests or procedures are responsible for the appropriateness and quality of the non-invasive diagnostic procedure, interpretation of the results, diagnosis, and either maintenance of medical records or provision of the results of the test to the referring physician. Specific Authority 458.309 FS. Law Implemented 458.331(1)(g), (m), (n), (t), (u), 766.111 FS. History–New 11-4-93, Formerly 61F6-27.015, 59R-9.010." |
| Georgia
(404) 656-3913 |
"43-34-31.1. (a) A person who is physically located in another state or foreign country and who, through the use of any means, including electronic, radiographic, or other means of telecommunication, through which medical information or data is transmitted, performs an act that is part of a patient care service located in this state, including but not limited to the initiation of imaging procedures or the preparation of pathological material for examination, and that would affect the diagnosis or treatment of the patient is engaged in the practice of medicine in this state. Any person who performs such acts through such means shall be required to have a license to practice medicine in this state and shall be subject to regulation by the board. Any such out-of-state or foreign practitioner shall not have ultimate authority over the care or primary diagnosis of a patient who is located in this state. (b) This Code section shall not apply to: (1) The acts of a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathy located in another state or foreign country who: (A) Provides consultation services at the request of a physician licensed in this state; and (B) Provides such services on an occasional rather than on a regular or routine basis; " |
| Hawaii
(808) 586-3000 |
Hawaii does not specifically address telemedicine, but reading of films/x-ray images for a patient in Hawaii would be considered practicing medicine in the state and will therefore require a Hawaii medical license. |
| Idaho
(208) 327-7000 |
The board often receives requests on whether physicians who regularly read radiologic or imaging studies done in Idaho on Idaho patients by Idaho physicians must have an Idaho license. It is the Board's interpretation that such physicians must hold an Idaho license. The "practice of medicine" means to investigate, diagnose, treat, correct, or prescribe for any human disease, ailment, injury, infirmity, deformity, or other condition, physical or mental, by any means or instrumentality. Idaho Code 54-1804(2) makes it a felony to practice in the state of Idaho without a license. |
| Illinois
( 312) 814-4500 |
" Sec. 49.5. Telemedicine. (a) The General Assembly finds and declares that because of technological advances and changing practice patterns the practice of medicine is occurring with increasing frequency across state lines and that certain technological advances in the practice of medicine are in the public interest. The General Assembly further finds and declares that the practice of medicine is a privilege and that the licensure by this State of practitioners outside this State engaging in medical practice within this State and the ability to discipline those practitioners is necessary for the protection of the public health, welfare, and safety. (b) A person who engages in the practice of telemedicine without a license issued under this Act shall be subject to penalties provided in Section 59. (c) For purposes of this Act, ""telemedicine"" means the performance of any of the activities listed in Section 49, including but not limited to rendering written or oral opinions concerning diagnosis or treatment of a patient in Illinois by a person located outside the State of Illinois as a result of transmission of individual patient data by telephonic, electronic, or other means of communication from within this State. ""Telemedicine"" does not include the following: (1) periodic consultations between a person licensed under this Act and a person outside the State of Illinois; (2) a second opinion provided to a person licensed under this Act; and (3) diagnosis or treatment services provided to a patient in Illinois following care or treatment originally provided to the patient in the state in which the provider is licensed to practice medicine. (d) Whenever the Department has reason to believe that a person has violated this Section, the Department may issue a rule to show cause why an order to cease and desist should not be entered against that person. The rule shall clearly set forth the grounds relied upon by the Department and shall provide a period of 7 days from the date of the rule to file an answer to the satisfaction of the Department. Failure to answer to the satisfaction of the Department shall cause an order to cease and desist to be issued immediately. (e) An out-of-state person providing a service listed in Section 49 to a patient residing in Illinois through the practice of telemedicine submits himself or herself to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State. (Source: P.A. 90-99, eff. 1-1-98.)" |
| Indiana
(317) 232-2960 |
"IC 25-22.5-1-1.1 Definitions Sec. 1.1. As used in this article: (a) ""Practice of medicine or osteopathic medicine"" means any one (1) or a combination of the following: (1) Holding oneself out to the public as being engaged in: (A) the diagnosis, treatment, correction, or prevention of any disease, ailment, defect, injury, infirmity, deformity, pain, or other condition of human beings; (B) the suggestion, recommendation, or prescription or administration of any form of treatment, without limitation; (4) Providing diagnostic or treatment services to a person in Indiana when the diagnostic or treatment services: (A) are transmitted through electronic communications; and (B) are on a regular, routine, and non-episodic basis or under an oral or written agreement to regularly provide medical services." |
| Iowa
(515) 281-5171 |
"At a recent meeting, the Iowa Board of Medical Examiners reviewed the inquiry relating to the licensure requirements for out-of-state physicians performing diagnoses through electronic means. It is the Board's policy to require any physician who participates in the diagnosis and treatment of a patient situated in Iowa to obtain licensure. However, there is a provision in the Board's authorizing statute which permits physicians not licensed in Iowa to provide medical consultation and services which are "incidental" to the care of patients. Medical reports used for "primary diagnostic purposes" are generally not considered incidental and thus are seldom exempted under this provision." |
| Kansas
(785) 296-7413 |
K.A.R. 100-26-1 addresses the issue, though it does not prohibit telemedicine. Essentially, it requires Kansas licensure, or exemption from licensure, if the patient is located in Kansas, regardless of the doctor's location. Exemption from licensure is usually accomplished through consultation or supervision with a Kansas licensee. In short, the Board has generally believed that an initial read constitutes a diagnosis which requires licensure or supervision, and an overread is consultation which does not require licensure. New regulations are proposed, and have been adopted on a temporary basis, for other services performed within the state. Please find these regulations on our website at www.ksbha.org. |
| Kentucky
(502) 429-7150 |
Telemedicine Policy Statement Physicians living outside Kentucky but actively practicing medicine upon patients within Kentucky should be required to meet the same statutory qualifications and should be held to the same standards of acceptable and prevailing medical practice within the Commonwealth as are resident physicians practicing within the state. Adopted: September 18, 1997 |
| Louisiana
(504) 568-6820 |
The Louisiana Medical Board has issued an opinion that the doctor has to be licensed in LA in order to practice telemedicine. |
| Maine
(207) 287-3601 |
"No specific telemedicine provision exists at this time, but the current law states: Unless licensed by the board, an individual may not practice medicine or surgery or a branch of medicine or surgery or claim to be legally licensed to practice medicine or surgery or a branch of medicine or surgery within the State by diagnosing, relieving in any degree or curing, or professing or attempting to diagnose, relieve or cure a human disease, ailment, defect or complaint, whether physical or mental, or of physical and mental origin, by attendance or by advice, or by prescribing or furnishing a drug, medicine, appliance, manipulation, method or a therapeutic agent whatsoever or in any other manner unless otherwise provided by statutes of this State. [1995, c. 671, §11 (amd).]" |
| Maryland
(410) 764-4777 |
Maryland Medical Board is working on issuing a declatory ruling in the spring of 2006, then they plan on putting forth a telemedicine law. |
| Massachusetts
(617) 654-9800 |
There are no mentions of telemedicine in the current law; however, the opinion of the Board is that the statute defines occasional consultation as once a year. Providing diagnosis on more frequent basis requires obtaining a state medical license. |
| Michigan
(517) 373-6873 |
No specific mention of telemedicine, but the current law states that one is required to have a full license to practice medicine. |
| Minnesota
(612) 617-2130 |
Minnesota offers a telemedicine license, it is more restricted and costs less than a full medical license. Please call the board and request a telemedicine application. |
| Mississippi
(601) 987-3079 |
"Full, unrestricted Mississippi license required for practice of telemedicine. License is not required if reading for consultation only. §73-25-34. Telemedicine; licensing requirements for practicing medicine across state lines. (1) For the purposes of this section, telemedicine, or the practice of medicine across state lines, shall be defined to include any one or both of the following: (a) Rendering of a medical opinion concerning diagnosis or treatment of a patient within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result of transmission individual patient data by electronic or other means from within this state to such physician or his agent; or (b) The rendering of treatment to a patient within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result of transmission of individual patient data by electronic or other means from within this state to such physician or his agent. (2) Except as hereinafter provided, no person shall engage in the practice of medicine across state lines (telemedicine) in this state, hold himself out as qualified to do the same, or use any title, word or abbreviation to indicate to or induce others to believe that he is duly licensed to practice medicine across state lines in this state unless he has first obtained a license to do so from the State Board of Medical Licensure and has met all educational and licensure requirements as determined by the State Board of Medical Licensure. (3) The requirement of licensure as set forth in subsection (2) above shall not be required where the evaluation, treatment and/or the medical opinion to be rendered by a physician outside this state (a) is requested by a physician duly licensed to practice medicine in this state, and (b) the physician who has requested such evaluation, treatment and/or medical opinion has already established a doctor/patient relationship with the patient to be evaluated and/or treated." |
| Missouri
(573) 751-0098 |
Missouri Medical Board issued an opinion that one cannot practice any type of medicine in Missouri without a full medical license. |
| Montana
(406) 841-2300 |
Radiologists are exempt from licensure to diagnose for a medical condition by reading x-rays, etc. However, some facilities require physicians to obtain a license. |
| Nebraska
(402) 471-2118 |
"71-1,102. Practice of medicine and surgery, defined. For the purpose of the Uniform Licensing Law, and except as otherwise provided by law, the following classes of persons shall be deemed to be engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery: (1) Persons who publicly profess to be physicians, surgeons, or obstetricians, or publicly profess to assume the duties incident to the practice of medicine, surgery, or obstetrics, or any of their branches; (2) persons who prescribe and furnish medicine for some illness, disease, ailment, injury, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition, or treat the same by surgery; (3) persons holding themselves out to the public as being qualified in the diagnosis or treatment of diseases, ailments, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition, or injuries of human beings; (4) persons who suggest, recommend, or prescribe any form of treatment for the intended palliation, relief, or cure of any physical or mental ailment of any person; (5) persons who maintain an office for the examination or treatment of persons afflicted with ailments, diseases, injuries, pain, deformity, or any physical or mental condition of human beings; (6) persons who attach to their name the title of M.D., surgeon, physician, physician and surgeon, or any word or abbreviation indicating that they are engaged in the treatment or diagnosis of ailments, diseases, injuries, pain, deformity, infirmity, or any physical or mental condition of human beings; and (7) persons who are physically located in another state but who, through the use of any medium, including an electronic medium, perform for compensation any service which constitutes the healing arts that would affect the diagnosis or treatment of an individual located in this state, unless he or she is providing consultation services to a physician and surgeon who is duly licensed in this state and is a treating physician of the individual. For purposes of this subdivision, consultation means the evaluation of the medical data of the patient as provided by the treating physician and rendering a recommendation to such treating physician as to the method of treatment or analysis of the data. Source: Laws 1927, c. 167, §100, p. 482; C.S. 1929, §71-1401; Laws 1943, c. 150, §18, p. 546; R.S. 1943, §71-1,102; Laws 1969, c. 563, §1, p. 2291; Laws 1997, LB 452, §1. Effective date September 13, 1997." |
| Nevada
(775) 688-2559 |
Nevada license is required. Physicians practicing telemedicine may qualify for a special license, please call licensing at 775-688-2559 x233 |
| New Hampshire
(603) 271-1203 |
"329:1-b Practice of Teleradiology. – I. In this section, ""teleradiology"" means the evaluation, interpretation, or consultation by the electronic transmission of radiological images from one location to another. II. Any out-of-state physician providing radiological services who performs radiological diagnostic evaluations or interpretations for New Hampshire patients by means of teleradiology shall be deemed to be in the practice of medicine and shall be required to be licensed under this chapter. III. This section shall not apply to out-of-state radiologists who provide consultation services pursuant to RSA 329:21, II. Source. 1999, 246:2, eff. Sept. 7, 1999." |
| New Jersey
(609) 826-7100 |
New Jersey Medical Board has issued a policy that all physicians practicing medicine must hold a NJ license. A specific telemedicine regulation is pending review. |
| New Mexico
(505)476-7220 |
yes, radiologists will need at least a telemedicine license, $300 fee; will need to fill out a state-wide MD application, present verification of all licenses in other states (active, full and unrestricted), and physicians cannot be physically practicing in NM. |
| New York
(518) 474-3817 Ext. 560 |
"New York Medical Board has issued a statement on telemedicine (click on link for more information). In the practice of medicine and dentistry, Education Law includes specific provisions permitting occasional consultations by physicians and dentists licensed in their home state (Education Law Section 6526(3) for medicine, and Section 6610(5) for dentistry). This consultation exemption statutorily establishes the extent to which these professionals licensed in other jurisdictions may practice in New York State when engaged in consulting arrangements. This regulatory approach is premised on the prohibition in law against professional practice in New York by anyone who is not licensed in this State." |
| North Carolina
(919) 326-1100 |
"(b) Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine or surgery within the meaning of this Article who shall diagnose or attempt to diagnose, treat or attempt to treat, operate or attempt to operate on, or prescribe for or administer to, or profess to treat any human ailment, physical or mental, or any physical injury to or deformity of another person. A person who resides in any state or foreign country and who, by use of any electronic or other mediums, performs any of the acts described in this subsection, including prescribing medication by use of the Internet or a toll-free telephone number, shall be regarded as practicing medicine or surgery and shall be subject to the provisions of this Article and appropriate regulation by the North Carolina Medical Board." |
| North Dakota
(701) 328-6500 |
There is no specific regulation for telemedicine, but a physician is said to be practicing medicine in the location of the patient, not the physician, and thus the state requires a full license. |
| Ohio
(614) 466-3934 |
"Statutes § 4731.296 Telemedicine certificate. (A) For the purposes of this section, ""the practice of telemedicine"" means the practice of medicine in this state through the use of any communication, including oral, written, or electronic communication, by a physician located outside this state. (B) A person who wishes to practice telemedicine in this state shall file an application with the state medical board, together with a fee in the amount of the fee described in division (D) of section 4731.29 of the Revised Code. The board may issue, without examination, a telemedicine certificate to a person who meets all of the requirements. (C) The holder of a telemedicine certificate may engage in the practice of telemedicine in this state. A person holding a telemedicine certificate shall not practice medicine in person in this state without obtaining a special activity certificate under section 4731.294 of the Revised Code." |
| Oklahoma
(405) 848-6841 |
There is no specifict regulation for telemedicine, but the state requires a full license to practice any type of medicine. |
| Oregon
(503) 229-5770 |
Radiologists do not need to obtain a license if they are practicing teleradiology only and are located outside of the state of Oregon. "A physician whose specialty is radiology or diagnostic radiology who practices in a location outside of Oregon and receives radiological images via teleradiology from an Oregon location for interpretation or consultation and who communicates his/her radiological findings back to the ordering physician may register and pay a biennial active registration fee. Licensee must file an affidavit before beginning active practice in Oregon." |
| Pennsylvania
(717) 787-2381 |
The Board does not currently have specific regulations addressing the parameters of how to engage in the practice of medicine over the Internet. Absent specific regulations physicians are obligated under Section 41 of the Medical Practice Act, 63 P.S. 422.41 to adhere to accepted standards of practice. |
| Puerto Rico
(787) 782-8949 |
"20 L.P.R.A. § 6002 License; After the approval of this law any physician or osteopath that desires to practice telemedicine in Puerto Rico has to apply for and obtain a license from the Board of Medical Examiners for the practice of medicine, surgery or osteopathy in compliance with the requirements of sections 31 and following of Chapter 20." |
| Rhode Island
(401) 222-3855 |
"1.14 ""Practice of Medicine"", pursuant to section 5-37-1 (1) of the Act, shall include the practice of allopathic and osteopathic medicine. Any person shall be regarded as practicing medicine within the meaning of the act who holds himself or herself out as being able to diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe for any person ill or alleged to be ill with disease, pain, injury, deformity or abnormal physical or mental condition, or who shall either profess to heal, offer or undertake, by any means or method, to diagnose, treat, operate, or prescribe for any person for disease, pain, injury, deformity or physical or mental condition. In addition, one who attaches the title M.D., physician, surgeon, D.O., osteopathic physician and surgeon, or any other similar word or words or abbreviation to his or her name indicating that he or she is engaged in the treatment or diagnosis of the diseases, injuries or conditions of persons shall be held to be engaged in the practice of medicine." |
| South Carolina
(803) 896-4500 |
It is the board's position that an out-of-state physician who renders a primary diagnosis on a patient physically located in this state is practicing medicine, as defined by state law, and must be licensed in South Carolina. |
| South Dakota
(605) 334-8343 |
SL 1995, Ch 212, SL 2002, Ch. 175, 36-4-41. Practice of medicine or osteopathy in South Dakota while located outside of state. Any nonresident physician or osteopath who, while located outside this state, provides diagnostic or treatment services through electronic means to a patient located in this state under a contract with a health care provider licensed under Title 36, a clinic located in this state that provides health services, a health maintenance organization, a preferred provider organization, or a health care facility licensed under chapter 34-12, is engaged in the practice of medicine or osteopathy in this state. Consultation between a nonresident physician or osteopath and a licensee under this chapter is governed by 36-2-9. |
| Tennessee
(615) 532-3202 |
"0880-2-.05 LICENSURE OF OUT-OF STATE AND INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS. To practice medicine in Tennessee a person must possess a lawfully issued license from the Board. The Board in its discretion may issue licensure based upon licensure in another state or distinguished faculty status according to the following criteria, process and qualifications: (6) If an applicant has ever held a license to practice medicine in any other state or Canada, the applicant shall submit or cause to be submitted the equivalent of a Tennessee Certificate of Endorsement from each such licensing board which indicates the applicant either holds a current active medical license and whether it is in good standing, or has held a medical license which is currently inactive and whether it was in good standing at the time it became inactive; 0880-2-.16 TELEMEDICINE LICENSURE. No person shall engage in the practice of medicine across state lines in this State, hold himself out as qualified to do the same, or use any title, word, or abbreviation to indicate to or induce others to believe that he is licensed to practice medicine across state lines in this State unless he is actually so licensed in accordance with the provisions of this rule." |
| Texas
(512) 305-7010 |
Telemedicine provisions: (c) State Licensure. Physicians who treat and prescribe through the Internet are practicing medicine and must possess appropriate licensure in all jurisdictions where patients reside. (Click on the link for more information) |
| Utah
(801) 530-6628 |
" (2) Regardless of the form in which a licensee engages in the practice of medicine, the licensee may only permit the practice of medicine in that form of practice to be conducted by an individual: (a) licensed in Utah as a physician and surgeon under Section 58-67-301 or as an osteopathic physician and surgeon under Section 58-68-301; and (b) who is able to lawfully and competently engage in the practice of medicine." |
| Vermont
(802) 657-4220 |
There are no specific telemedicine provisions, but the current law states that to practice any type of medicine one needs a full medical license of the state. |
| Virginia
(804) 662-9908 |
There are no telemedicine provisions at this time. |
| Washington
(360) 236-4788 |
When an out of state radiologist is the only radiologist reading the film, i.e., no second in house read, then the radiologist is practicing medicine in Washington. In reviewing this issue with the AAG advisors we have always agreed that RCW 18.71.030 (6) is the justification for not requiring that the out of state radiologist (or pathologist) have a Washington license. Sub (6) requires that the MD be licensed in another state or territory (this means a US territory such as the Virgin Islands) so that excludes radiologists or pathologists residing and practicing in England, Australia, India etc. The board would advise that hospitals contracting with out of state providers require that in addition to holding a valid US license, the utilized providers be board certified by the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS). |
| West Virginia
(304) 558-2921 |
"§30-3-13. Unauthorized practice of medicine and surgery or podiatry; criminal penalties; limitations. (a) A person shall not engage in the practice of medicine and surgery or podiatry, hold himself or herself out as qualified to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry or use any title, word or abbreviation to indicate to or induce others to believe that he or she is licensed to practice medicine and surgery or podiatry in this state unless he or she is actually licensed under the provisions of this article. A person engaged in the practice of telemedicine is considered to be engaged in the practice of medicine within this state and is subject to the licensure requirements of this article. As used in this section, the term ""practice of telemedicine"" means the use of electronic information and communication technologies to provide health care when distance separates participants and includes one or both of the following: (1) The diagnosis of a patient within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result of the transmission of individual patient data, specimens or other material by electronic or other means from within this state to the physician or his or her agent; or (2) the rendering of treatment to a patient within this state by a physician located outside this state as a result of transmission of individual patient data, specimens or other material by electronic or other means from within this state to the physician or his or her agent. No person may practice as a physician's assistant, hold himself or herself out as qualified to practice as a physician's assistant, or use any title, word or abbreviation to indicate to or induce others to believe that he or she is licensed to practice as a physician's assistant in this state unless he or she is actually licensed under the provisions of this article. Any person who violates the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than ten thousand dollars, or imprisoned in the county jail not more than twelve months, or both fined and imprisoned. (b) The provisions of this section do not apply to: (2) Physicians or podiatrists licensed in other states or foreign countries who are acting in a consulting capacity with physicians or podiatrists duly licensed in this state, for a period of not more than three months: Provided, That this exemption is applicable on a one-time only basis;" |
| Wisconsin
(608) 266-2112 |
"448.01(9) (9) ""Practice of medicine and surgery"" means: 448.01(9)(a) (a) To examine into the fact, condition or cause of human health or disease, or to treat, operate, prescribe or advise for the same, by any means or instrumentality." |
| Wyoming
(307) 778-7053 |
(e) No exemption from licensure for out-of-state physicians. Any physician rendering medical diagnosis and/or treatment to a person physically present in this state must have a license issued by the board when such diagnosis/treatment is rendered, regardless of the physician's location and regardless of the means by which such diagnosis/treatment is rendered. This regulation shall not apply if an out-of-state physician consults by telephone, electronic or any other means with an attending physician licensed by this board or an out-of-state physician is specifically exempt from licensure under W.S. 33-26-103(a)(i-ix). Section 7. Exemption from licensure. (a) Consultants. Physicians residing in and licensed to practice medicine in another state or country called into this state for consultation by a physician licensed to practice medicine in this state may practice medicine without first obtaining a Wyoming license for a period not to exceed seven (7) days in any fifty-two (52) week period. Consults of longer duration or greater frequency are not exempt and require licensure. |