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SVMIC Telemedicine: Essentials of Virtual Care Delivery

“The Board shall use the same standards in evaluating
and investigating a complaint and disciplining a licensee

who practices telemedicine as it would use for a licensee

who does not use telemedicine in the licensee’s practice.”
– Maryland

“Treatment and consultation recommendations made
in an online setting, including issuing a prescription via

electronic means, will be held to the same standards
of appropriate practice as those in traditional settings.”

– Texas

“The standard of care is the same whether the patient is

seen in-person, through telemedicine or other methods
of electronically enabled healthcare.” – California

“All the current standards of care regarding the practice
of medicine apply. The fact that an electronic medium

is utilized for contact between parties or as a substitute
for face-to-face consultation does not change the

standards of care.” – New York

Within telemedicine, there are at least three distinct

‘relationships’ with a standard of care and risks unique to each:

• Direct to consumer telemedicine – This generally

involves a commercial vendor connecting a physician
or other provider to the patient. In a typical scenario, the

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