TITLE 54

PROFESSIONS, VOCATIONS, AND BUSINESSES

CHAPTER 57

IDAHO VIRTUAL CARE ACCESS ACT

54-5711.  medical records. A provider delivering health care services via virtual care must document in the patient’s medical record the health care services rendered via virtual care according to the same standard used for equivalent in-person services. All virtual care medical records must be maintained in compliance with any applicable state and federal laws, rules, and regulations, including the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA), P.L. 104-191 (1996), and the health information technology for economic and clinical health act (HITECH), P.L. 111-115 (2009). Such records shall be accessible to other providers, if the patient has given permission, and to the patient in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and regulations.

History:

[(54-5711) 54-5611, added 2015, ch. 121, sec. 1, p. 309; am. and redesig. 2016, ch. 47, sec. 36, p. 124; am. 2020, ch. 114, sec. 3, p. 365; am. 2023, ch. 102, sec. 16, p. 306.]