Florida Board Of Medicine Final Rule 64B8-9.0141 Standards for Telemedicine Practice

Florida’s rules on telemedicine have not been amended since 2003. In 2013, the Florida Board of Medicine convened a Telemedicine Workgroup to review its rules on telemedicine to consider how the rules should change to account for remote robotic surgery and video conferencing. On January 15, 2014, the Florida Board of Medicine released a proposed rule for new appropriate standards for telemedicine practice, and the new rules went into effect on March 12, 2014. The new rules define telemedicine as the practice of medicine by a licensed Florida physician or physician assistant where patient care, treatment, or services are . . .