Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3053
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 26 Sec. 3053
- Board: means the Board of Medical Practice. See
- Health care professional: means an individual who holds a valid license, certificate, or registration to provide health care services in any other U. See
- Health care services: means services for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment, cure, or relief of a health condition, illness, injury, or disease. See
- In good standing: means that a health care professional holds an active license, certificate, or registration from another U. See
- Office: means the Office of Professional Regulation. See
- Telehealth: means health care services delivered by telemedicine, store and forward, or audio-only telephone. See
§ 3053. Telehealth licensure or telehealth registration required
(a) A health care professional who is not otherwise licensed, certified, or registered to practice in Vermont but is licensed, certified, or registered in good standing in all other U.S. jurisdictions in which the health care professional is or has been licensed, certified, or registered and who wishes to provide health care services to a patient or client located in Vermont using telehealth shall obtain a telehealth license or telehealth registration from the Office or the Board in accordance with this chapter.
(b) A telehealth license or telehealth registration issued pursuant to this chapter shall authorize a health care professional to provide services to a patient or client located in Vermont using telehealth only. Telehealth licensure or telehealth registration does not authorize the health care professional to open an office in Vermont or to provide in-person health care services to patients or clients located in Vermont.
(c) A health care professional who is not otherwise licensed, certified, or registered to practice in Vermont and provides health care services in Vermont using telehealth without a telehealth registration or telehealth license, or provides services beyond the limitations of the telehealth registration or telehealth license, is engaged in unauthorized practice as defined in 3 V.S.A. § 127 and section 1314 of this title and is subject to the penalties set forth in those sections. (Added 2021, No. 107 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)