Oklahoma Medical Board Sanctions Physician For Violating Telemedicine Policies
On September 12, 2013, the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure and Supervision (Medical Board) sanctioned a physician for multiple violations of the state’s telemedicine policies; the physician conducted videoconferences via Skype and prescribing controlled substances to psychiatric patients without an initial in-person visit. The sanction was specific to three violations: failure to establish the physician-patient relationship via an in-person examination, prescribing without a physician-patient relationship, and using a non-secure software to conduct telemedicine visits. As a result, the physician's license was suspended for nine-months retroactive to November 2012; the suspension was . . .
