- (a) A professional relationship must be established in accordance with this subpart before the delivery of services via telepractice.
- (b) If a decision is made to provide healthcare services through telepractice, the licensee accepts responsibility and liability for the care of the patient.
- (c) The practice of speech-language pathology or audiology via telepractice shall be held to the same standards of care as traditional in-person encounters.
(d) Once a professional relationship is established, a licensee may provide healthcare services through telepractice, including interactive audio, if the healthcare services:
- (1) Are within the licensee’s scope of practice; and
- (2) Otherwise meet the requirements of the Board of Examiners in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology’s statutes and this part.
(e) A licensee shall follow applicable state and federal law, rules, and regulations for:
- (1) Informed consent;
- (2) Privacy of individually identifiable health information;
- (3) Medical recordkeeping and confidentiality; and
- (4) Fraud and abuse.