The bill amends the Occupations Code by adding new subsections to Section 111.004, which pertain to the records maintained by health professionals providing telemedicine, teledentistry, or telehealth services. Specifically, it mandates that each regulatory agency overseeing these health professionals must establish rules to standardize the formats and retention of records related to patient consent for treatment, data collection, and data sharing.

Additionally, the newly adopted rules must address specific consent documentation requirements for telemedicine, teledentistry, and telehealth services, and they must 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)
House Committee Report: Occupations Code 111.004 (Occupations Code 111)