Provision of telehealth services by out-of-state health care providers

What it would have done

Summary by the Legislative Reference Bureau, the Legislature's nonpartisan drafting office. It's their wording, not ours.

This bill provides that no mental health care provider may be required to be licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise approved to practice in this state to provide mental health services by telehealth to patients located in this state if the mental health care provider satisfies certain conditions, including: 1) the mental health care provider is licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise approved to practice in the state that the provider is physically present in when providing telehealth services; 2) the mental health care provider may provide telehealth services in this state within the scope of his or her license, registration, certification, or approval from the state from which the mental health care provider is providing telehealth services; and 3) the mental health care provider informs the patient whether the provider is licensed in this state, what state he or she is providing telehealth services from, what states in which he or she is licensed, registered, certified, or otherwise approved to practice, and which regulatory boards the patient may contact to file a complaint. Under the bill, “mental health care provider” means a physician, physician assistant, psychologist, registered professional nurse, counselor, therapist, or social worker who, by education, training, and experience, is qualified to provide mental health services to patients. Under current law, “telehealth” means a practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, or transfer of medically relevant data by means of audio, video, or data communications that are used either during a patient visit or a consultation or are used to transfer medically relevant data about a patient, and includes asynchronous telehealth services, interactive telehealth, and remote patient monitoring.

Who's behind it

10 representatives are its authors⁠. All 10 are Republicans.

7 more lawmakers signed on in support⁠.

Versions and amendments

Every text the Legislature printed for this bill, including proposed changes. Each opens on the Legislature's site.

• Amendment Histories
• LC Amendment Memo