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Following significant pressure from both Congress and the White House, the DEA submitted a proposed rule on October 11, 2024, aimed at maintaining telemedicine prescribing flexibilities for controlled substances. Although the details of this rule have not been disclosed, it is anticipated that...
Introduction: Unpacking a Landmark Lawsuit
In a recent legal development emanating from New Jersey, two physicians have embarked on a groundbreaking legal battle against the state and its medical board. Driven by constitutional claims, the lawsuit challenges telehealth regulations mandating...
Introduction
It's been a while since our last blog post, so welcome back to Functional Lawyer, where we often break down the complex world of telemedicine regulations. In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, 2024 is poised to be the Super Bowl of telemedicine regulation, with legislative...
If someone offered you a business plan for $20,000 that could make you $100,000 in the future, but it’s illegal, would you take it?
That’s exactly the situation I came across recently in a webinar, and, believe it or not, many people chose to do it. This continues to...
Many education and business training programs purport to teach doctors and other health care professionals that they can expand their practice by practicing telemedicine across state lines, or even in other areas of the world, under the guise of calling yourself a “consultant” or...
Today, I want to help you decide how you're going to expand your practice or reevaluate how your practice is currently set up so that you can avoid committing crimes and going to jail. That may sound intense and scary, and while I do not mean to scare you, I do want you to know what your...
I went Live on Facebook last Friday to answer a few questions that providers continue to have. I have had so many responses and follow-up questions to last Friday's Live session, and I thought it would be beneficial to post the Live video and reiterate the helpful content. ...
Great news!
We are kicking off today's blog with great news! West Virginia has now been added to states who have expanded telemedicine to their own citizens and lowered the barriers for telemedicine's out-of-state practitioners.
This is part of a larger growing trend of states who are lowering...
Want to Expand Your Practice Across State Lines?
You should already know that you can't practice medicine across state lines unless you are licensed where the patient is located. Doing so can subject you to civil and criminal liability and monetary fines for engaging in the unauthorized...
Hey everyone! Today, we're talking telemedicine and specifically telehealth consent or telemedicine consent. It's required in all 50 states in some form or another, and so you ought to be using it if you aren't already. And, as you'll see in this article, written telemedicine consent is the way...