ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fourth Legislature

Second Regular Session

House: HHS DPA 8-0-0-1

HB2536: telemedicine; health care providers

Sponsor:  Representative Shah, LD 24

Caucus & COW

Overview

Includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, hearing aid dispensers, audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the telemedicine statutes.

History

Telemedicine means the practice of health care delivery, diagnosis, consultation and treatment and the transfer of medical data through interactive audio, video or data communications that occur in the physical presence of the patient, including audio or video communications sent to a health care provider for diagnostic or treatment consultation (A.R.S. § 36-3601).

Provisions

1.    Includes physical therapists, occupational therapists, athletic trainers, hearing aid dispensers, audiologists and speech-language pathologists in the telemedicine statutes.☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal Note (Sec. 1)

2.    Makes technical changes. (Sec. 1)

Amendment

Committee on Health and Human Services

1.    Includes chiropractors in the telemedicine statutes.

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