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.
Notes
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