The bill, H.B. No. 1700, aims to enhance the regulation of health professionals providing telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth services in Texas by amending Section 111.004 of the Occupations Code. It introduces new subsections (c) and (d), which require each regulatory agency to adopt rules that standardize the formats and retention of records related to patient consent for treatment, data collection, and data sharing. This initiative seeks to ensure that consent documentation is consistent and clear across various telehealth services.

Furthermore, the newly proposed rules must specifically address the consent documentation required for telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth services, and they must also include provisions for consent documentation in an audio-only format, adhering to the appropriate standard of care. The bill is set to take effect on September 1, 2025.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: Occupations Code 111.004 (Occupations Code 111)