Texas Occupations Code
§ 111.004 — RULES
OC § 111.004Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part A. PROVISIONS APPLYING TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS GENERALLY · Ch. 111. TELEMEDICINE, TELEDENTISTRY, AND TELEHEALTH
Statute text
View on source(a)The Texas Medical Board, in consultation with the commissioner of insurance, as appropriate, may adopt rules necessary to:
(1)ensure that patients using telemedicine medical services receive appropriate, quality care;
(2)prevent abuse and fraud in the use of telemedicine medical services, including rules relating to the filing of claims and records required to be maintained in connection with telemedicine medical services;
(3)ensure adequate supervision of health professionals who are not physicians and who provide telemedicine medical services; and
(4)establish the maximum number of health professionals who are not physicians that a physician may supervise through a telemedicine medical service.
(b)The State Board of Dental Examiners, in consultation with the commissioner of insurance, as appropriate, may adopt rules necessary to:
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Legislative history
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2017. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 388 (H.B. 1700), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.