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TELEMEDICINE

Telemedicine FAQs

What are the primary requirements for telemedicine in the state of Texas?

In Texas, telemedicine involves a health care provider’s medical care delivered to patients physically located

at sites other than where the provider is located. The primary requirements are:
The same standard of care that applies to an in-person setting applies to health care services or procedures

provided by telemedicine.

Telemedicine services can be provided by:

(A) synchronous audiovisual interaction between the practitioner and the patient in another location;

(B) asynchronous store and forward technology, including asynchronous store and forward technology
in conjunction with synchronous audio interaction between the practitioner and the patient in another lo-

cation, as long as the practitioner uses clinical information from:
(i) clinically relevant photographic or video images, including diagnostic images; or

(ii) the patient's relevant medical records, such as the relevant medical history, laboratory and pathology
results, and prescriptive histories; or

(C) another form of audiovisual telecommunication technology that allows the practitioner to comply
with the standard of care described in Section 111.007, Texas Occupations Code.

See statute and rules:
TMB Rule, Chapter 174 - Telemedicine
Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 111 - Telemedicine and Telehealth

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