Our healthcare and business law firm previously published a blog post on the federal telemedicine rules and the general Georgia telemedicine rules. Both Federal and State rules govern the provision of telemedicine. Each state’s rules governing telemedicine are different, and there are specific rules around prescribing medicine from a telemedicine visit. A previous post provided an overview of Georgia’s telemedicine rules. This post focuses specifically on Georgia’s telemedicine prescribing rules. If you have questions about telemedicine rules or would like to discuss this blog post, you may contact our healthcare and business law firm at (404) 685-1662 (Atlanta) or (706) 722-7886 (Augusta), or by email, info@littlehealthlaw.com. You may also learn more about our law firm by visiting www.littlehealthlaw.com.
Georgia Telemedicine Rules for Prescribing
The general restrictions on prescribing via telemedicine is with (a) pain management and (b) controlled substances. As such, if the requirements to allow telemedicine are met, the provider can prescribe any medically necessary medications therefrom. The restrictions come into play if those medications are controlled substances. Continue reading ›