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Title 26 - Utah Health Code
Chapter 60 - Telehealth Act
Section 103 - Scope of telehealth practice.
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UT Code § 26-60-103 (2017)
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Effective 5/9/2017
26-60-103. Scope of telehealth practice.
Enacted by Chapter 241, 2017 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB345, Chapter 413.
26-60-103. Scope of telehealth practice.
- (1) A provider offering telehealth services shall:
- (a) at all times:
- (i) act within the scope of the provider's license under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and all other applicable laws and rules; and
- (ii) be held to the same standards of practice as those applicable in traditional health care settings;
- (b) in accordance with Title 58, Chapter 82, Electronic Prescribing Act, before providing treatment or prescribing a prescription drug, establish a diagnosis and identify underlying conditions and contraindications to a recommended treatment after:
- (i) obtaining from the patient or another provider the patient's relevant clinical history; and
- (ii) documenting the patient's relevant clinical history and current symptoms;
- (c) be available to a patient who receives telehealth services from the provider for subsequent care related to the initial telemedicine services, in accordance with community standards of practice;
- (d) be familiar with available medical resources, including emergency resources near the originating site, in order to make appropriate patient referrals when medically indicated; and
- (e) in accordance with any applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, generate, maintain, and make available to each patient receiving telehealth services the patient's medical records.
- (a) at all times:
- (2) A provider may not offer telehealth services if:
- (a) the provider is not in compliance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations regarding the provider's licensed practice; or
- (b) the provider's license under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, is not active and in good standing.
Enacted by Chapter 241, 2017 General Session
Technically renumbered to avoid duplication of section number also enacted in HB345, Chapter 413.
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