An Act to Amend Title 24 of the Delaware Code Relating to Telemedicine.
It became law on Jul 12, 2017.
- Stage
- Became law
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 21
- Latest action
- Jul 12, 2017
What it does
This Act clarifies that after a physician-patient relationship has been properly established in accordance with this section, subsequent communications and treatment may be conducted as the doctor and patient deem appropriate. As with all practice of medicine, such subsequent interactions must still meet the standard of care for the given field of medicine.\r The Act also clarifies that this statute is not intended to limit the practice of radiology or pathology – fields in which it has long been standard for an off-site specialist to examine records created by a treating physician or technician.\r
Where it stands
This bill passed and is now law.
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Where it goes next
Once a bill is decided, the questions are about what is done with it in Delaware.