The bill authorizes health care providers with valid licenses from other states, U.S. territories, or the District of Columbia to provide telehealth services to patients physically present in Wyoming without needing a Wyoming license. It establishes that these providers must be located outside Wyoming while delivering telehealth services and requires notification to the appropriate licensing board unless there is an established patient-provider relationship. The bill also defines "telehealth" as the practice of medicine through electronic communication between a provider and a patient in different locations.
Additionally, the bill amends various sections of existing law to incorporate the new telehealth provisions, allowing licensed professionals in fields such as podiatry, chiropractic, dentistry, nursing, optometry, physical therapy, and others to provide telehealth services under the new section W.S. 33-1-121. It includes specific insertions that clarify the conditions under which these professionals can operate without a Wyoming license, as well as the requirement for the relevant boards to create rules for implementing these changes. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2025, with certain sections becoming effective immediately upon the bill's passage.