N.J. Admin. Code § 13:30-9.5 - Provision of dental care services through telemedicine or telehealth
(a) As long as a
licensee has satisfied the requirements at
N.J.A.C.
13:30-9.4, a licensee may provide health care
services to a patient through the use of telemedicine and may engage in
telehealth to support and facilitate the provision of health care services to
patients.
(b) Prior to providing
services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensee shall determine the
patient's originating site and record this information in the patient's
record.
(c) A licensee providing
healthcare services through telemedicine shall use interactive, real-time,
two-way communication technologies, which shall include, except as provided at
(e) below, a video component that allows a licensee to see a patient and the
patient to see the licensee during the provision of health care
services.
(d) A licensee providing
services through telemedicine or telehealth may use asynchronous
store-and-forward technology to allow for the electronic transmission of:
1. Images;
2. Diagnostics;
3. Data; and
4. Medical or dental information.
(e) If, after accessing and
reviewing the patient's medical and/or dental records, a licensee determines
that he or she is able to meet the standard of care for such services if they
were being provided inperson without using the video component described at (c)
above, the licensee may use interactive, real-time, two-way audio in
combination with asynchronous store-and-forward technology, without a video
component.
(f) Prior to providing
services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensed dentist shall review
any medical history or medical or dental records provided by a patient as
follows:
1. For an initial encounter with a
patient, medical and dental history and dental records shall be reviewed prior
to the provision of health care services through telemedicine or telehealth;
and
2. For any subsequent
interactions with a patient, medical and dental history and dental records
shall be reviewed either prior to the provision of health care services through
telemedicine or telehealth or contemporaneously with the encounter with the
patient.
(g) During and
after the provision of health care services through telemedicine or telehealth,
a licensed dentist, or another designated licensee, shall provide his or her
name, professional credentials, and contact information to the patient. Such
contact information shall enable the patient to contact the licensee for at
least 72 hours following the provision of services, or for a longer period if
warranted by the patient's circumstances and accepted standards of
care.
(h) After the provision of
health care services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensed dentist
shall, consistent with
N.J.A.C.
13:30-8.7(e), provide the
patient, upon request, with his or her dental records reflecting the services
provided.
(i) A licensed dentist
shall provide, upon a patient's written request, the patient's dental
information to the patient's primary dental care provider or to other health
care providers.
(j) A licensed
dentist engaging in telemedicine or telehealth shall refer a patient for
follow-up care when necessary.
(k)
A licensed dental hygienist who engages in telemedicine or telehealth and who
practices dental hygiene under general supervision shall comply with the
provisions at
N.J.A.C.
13:30-1A.4.
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