SB 397

relating to rules regarding the provision by a health professional
of a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1.  Section 111.004, Occupations Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (c), (d), and (e) to read as follows:
(c)  Each agency with regulatory authority over a health
professional providing a telemedicine medical service,
teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service shall adopt
rules necessary to standardize formats for and retention of records
related to a patient's consent to:
(d)  Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must:
(1)  as applicable, address the specific consent
(A)  telemedicine medical services;
(B)  teledentistry dental services; or
(2)  include provisions, based on the appropriate
standard of care, for consent documentation in an audio-only
(e)  Rules adopted under this section must require that a
health professional conduct an in-person examination of a patient
before an irreversible medical procedure is initiated.
SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.