Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. § 1-1002
Establishment of practitioner-patient relationship
Effective Apr 3, 2020Added by Acts 2020, c. 15, § 1, eff. April 3, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 16, § 1, eff. April 3, 2020.State of Maryland
- (1) Verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telehealth;
- (2) Discloses to the patient the health care practitioner's name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license held by the health care practitioner; and
- (3) Obtains oral or written consent from the patient or from the patient's parent or guardian if State law requires the consent of a parent or guardian.
A health care practitioner may establish a practitioner-patient relationship through either a synchronous telehealth interaction or an asynchronous telehealth interaction, if the health care practitioner:
Added by Acts 2020, c. 15, § 1, eff. April 3, 2020; Acts 2020, c. 16, § 1, eff. April 3, 2020.