Term card
Meeting over a screen moves where the visit happens, but it does not remove the need for the clinician to really check your health.
Location
The clinician, meaning the doctor or other licensed professional treating you, usually must hold permission to practise in the state you are physically in for the visit.
Claim sourceState medical boards’ telemedicine policy
Checking your health
The state medical boards’ model says care based only on a fixed online form is not acceptable when it cannot gather the information the case needs.
Claim sourceState medical boards’ telemedicine policy
Conversation
Patients need to be able to put further questions to the clinician, the state medical boards’ national group said in May 2026.
Claim sourceState medical boards’ prescribing guidance
Standard
The state medical boards’ model rules say an online visit must be as careful and thorough as a visit in the office. If it cannot be, it should not be done online.
Claim sourceState medical boards’ telemedicine policy
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