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ID S1127
Bill
Status
Introduced
2/15/2021
Primary Sponsor
Health and Welfare Committee
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AI Summary
- Requires providers offering telehealth services without an established provider-patient relationship to use two-way audio or audio-visual interaction to establish a relationship sufficient to diagnose and treat the patient's condition
- Mandates that the applicable Idaho community standard of care must be satisfied when establishing a provider-patient relationship through telehealth
- Permits electronic communications between a provider and patient with a preexisting provider-patient relationship without requiring two-way interaction
- Allows electronic communications between providers concerning a patient, or when a provider takes call for another provider in the same community with an existing patient relationship
- Exempts emergency situations from provider-patient relationship requirements, defining "emergency" as an occurrence posing an imminent threat of a life-threatening condition or severe bodily harm
Legislative Description
Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the establishment of a provider-patient relationship using telehealth technologies.
TELEHEALTH
Last Action
Reported Printed; referred to Health & Welfare
2/16/2021
Committee Referrals
Health and Welfare2/16/2021
Judiciary and Rules2/15/2021
Full Bill Text
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