Georgia Medical Board Delays Action On Telemedicine Rule; “In Person” Visit Requirement At Issue
On December 6, 2012, the Georgia Composite Medical Board pushed back its timeline to enact telemedicine regulations that stakeholders voiced as too restrictive. The proposed regulations required physicians to conduct an initial telemedicine visit with the patient before a physician assistant or nurse practitioner could provide subsequent services via telemedicine. The American Telemedicine Association, and other stakeholders, critiqued the in-person visit requirement as creating a standard of care for telemedicine not demanded of traditional care. The Georgia Composite Medical Board had promulgated the proposed rule in July 2012, stating that it is unprofessional conduct for a licensed physician to . . .
