Texas Occupations Code - Section 151.056. Application To Telemedicine
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§ 151.056. APPLICATION TO TELEMEDICINE. (a) A person who
is physically located in another jurisdiction but who, through the
use of any medium, including an electronic medium, performs an act
that is part of a patient care service initiated in this state,
including the taking of an x-ray examination or the preparation of
pathological material for examination, and that would affect the
diagnosis or treatment of the patient, is considered to be engaged
in the practice of medicine in this state and is subject to
appropriate regulation by the board.
(b) This section does not apply to the act of:
(1) a medical specialist located in another
jurisdiction who provides only episodic consultation services on
request to a physician licensed in this state who practices in the
same medical specialty;
(2) a physician located in another jurisdiction who is
providing consultation services to a medical school as defined by
Section 61.501, Education Code;
(3) a physician located in another jurisdiction who is
providing consultation services to an institution subject to:
(A) Subchapter C, Chapter 73, Education Code; or
(B) Subchapter K, Chapter 74, Education Code; or
(4) a physician located in another jurisdiction of a
state having borders contiguous with the borders of this state who
is the treating physician of a patient and orders home health or
hospice services for a resident of this state to be delivered by a
home and community support services agency licensed in this state.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended
by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, § 14.022(a), eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 151.004 151.005 151.051 151.052 151.053 151.054 151.055 151.056 152.001 152.002 152.003 152.004 152.0041 152.005 152.006
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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