Lexology August 16, 2024
Trending in Telehealth highlights state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists and technology companies that deliver and facilitate the delivery of virtual care.
Trending in the past two weeks:
- Community health
- Interstate compacts
- Teledentistry
A CLOSER LOOK
Finalized Legislation & Rulemaking:
- The Illinois governor signed into law SB 2586. While the bill imposes certain restrictions on the practice of teledentistry, it expands patient access to care in other ways, including allowing a dentist to treat a “patient of record” to provide emergent care, or conduct an initial consultation using teledentistry for the purpose of treating or assessing acute pain, infection, injury, or certain other conditions. A “patient of...