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TITLE 22 EXAMINING BOARDS
PART 9TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD
CHAPTER 174TELEMEDICINE
RULE §174.4Use of the Internet in Medical Practice
ISSUE 05/01/2009
ACTION Proposed
Rule Withdrawn: 06/04/2009
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule

(a) - (b)(No change.)

(c)State Licensure. Physicians who treat and prescribe through the Internet are practicing medicine and must possess appropriate licensure in all jurisdictions where patients reside. An out-of-state physician may provide episodic consultations without a Texas medical license, as provided in §172.12(f) of this title (relating to Telemedicine License - Exemptions).

(d) - (f)(No change.)

(g)Accountability. Medical practice sites must provide patients with a clear mechanism to:

  (1)access, supplement, and amend patient-provided personal health information;

  (2)provide feedback regarding the site and the quality of information and services; and

  (3)register complaints, including information regarding filing a complaint with the Texas Medical Board, [State Board of Medical Examiners] as provided for in Chapter 178 of this title (relating to Complaints).

(h)(No change.)

This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on April 16, 2009

TRD-200901452

Mari Robinson, J.D.

Interim Executive Director

Texas Medical Board

Earliest possible date of adoption: May 31, 2009

For further information, please call: (512) 305-7016



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