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24.156.810    EFFECT OF TELEMEDICINE LICENSE

(1) The issuance by the board of a telemedicine license to practice medicine across state lines subjects the licensee to the jurisdiction of the board in all matters set forth in 37-3-341 through 37-3-349, MCA, and the implementing rules and regulations of the board, including all matters related to discipline.

(2) It shall be the affirmative duty of every licensee to report to the board in writing within 15 days of the denial of hospital privileges, restriction or limitation of practice, or the initiation of any disciplinary action against the license to practice medicine by any state or territory in which the licensee is licensed.

(3) The licensee agrees, by accepting the telemedicine license, to produce patient medical records or other materials as requested by the board and to appear before the board or any of its screening panels following receipt of a written notice issued by the board or its authorized representative.

(4) The licensee is subject to each of the grounds for disciplinary action as provided in 37-1-316 and 37-3-348, MCA, and ARM 24.156.625, in accordance with the procedures set forth in Title 37, chapters 1 and 3, MCA, and the Montana Administrative Procedure Act.

(5) The licensee shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of patient medical records, including patient confidentiality requirements, regardless of the state where the medical records of any patient within the state of Montana are maintained.

(6) The licensee shall notify the board of any change in licensee's address as contained on the telemedicine license within 30 days of such change.

(7) The licensee shall cooperate in the investigation of any possible grounds for discipline, including revocation or limitation of the license, by timely compliance with all inquiries and subpoenas issued by the board for evidence or information. The licensee shall provide, within 21 days of receipt of a written request from the board, clear and legible copies of requested documents, including medical records, which may be related to possible grounds for discipline, including revocation or limitation of a telemedicine license. Failure to timely comply with a board inquiry or subpoena or to provide clear and legible copies of requested records shall be grounds for discipline pursuant to the provisions of 37-3-348, MCA.

History: 37-3-203, MCA; IMP, 37-3-342, 37-3-348, 37-3-349, MCA; NEW, 2000 MAR p. 2967, Eff. 10/27/00; TRANS, from Commerce, 2001 MAR p. 1471; AMD, 2010 MAR p. 1187, Eff. 5/14/10.

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