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2018 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 339
BY REPRESENTATIVE JACKSON
HEALTH SERVICES: Provides relative to the practice of telemedicine
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 37:1271.1(A)(3), relative to the practice of telemedicine; to
3 provide relative to the practice of telemedicine in licensed healthcare facilities; to
4 provide for applicability of restrictions on the practice of telemedicine; to provide
5 for regulation of the practice of medicine by the Louisiana State Board of Medical
6 Examiners; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 37:1271.1(A)(3) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1271.1. Practice of telemedicine in licensed healthcare facilities
10 A. All of the following restrictions and authorizations apply to a physician
11 who holds an unrestricted license to practice medicine from the board and who
12 practices telemedicine upon any patient who is being treated at a healthcare facility
13 that is required to be licensed pursuant to the laws of this state and which holds a
14 current registration with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration:
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16 (3) The In all instances, the physician shall not be subject to any regulatory
17 prohibition or restriction on the practice of telemedicine, including prohibitions or
18 restrictions related to prescribing controlled dangerous substances, which are in any
19 manner more restrictive than the prohibitions and restrictions that are otherwise
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1 applicable to the entire practice of medicine.
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DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 339 Engrossed 2018 Regular Session Jackson
Abstract: Provides for applicability of restrictions on the practice of telemedicine.
Present law provides that a physician who lawfully practices telemedicine in La. shall not
be subject to any regulatory prohibition or restriction on the practice of telemedicine,
including prohibitions or restrictions related to prescribing controlled dangerous substances,
which are in any manner more restrictive than the prohibitions and restrictions that are
otherwise applicable to the entire practice of medicine.
Proposed law stipulates that present law applies in all instances.
(Amends R.S. 37:1271.1(A)(3))
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