16-18-2-348.5. "Telemedicine"

IN Code § 16-18-2-348.5 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 348.5. "Telemedicine", for purposes of IC 16-36-1, means a specific method of delivery of services, including medical exams and consultations and behavioral health evaluations and treatment, including those for substance abuse, using videoconferencing equipment to allow a provider to render an examination or other service to a patient at a distant location. The term does not include the use of the following:

(1) A telephone transmitter for transtelephonic monitoring.

(2) A telephone or any other means of communication for the consultation from one (1) provider to another provider.

As added by P.L.185-2015, SEC.15.