Sec. 18.08.100. Telehealth.

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(a)An individual certified or licensed under this chapter may practice within the individual's authorized scope of practice under this chapter through telehealth with a patient in this state if the individual's certification or license is in good standing.

(b)If an individual certified or licensed under this chapter determines in the course of a telehealth encounter with a patient that some or all of the encounter will extend beyond the individual's authorized scope of practice, the individual shall advise the patient that the individual is not authorized to provide some or all of the services to the patient, recommend that the patient contact an appropriate provider for the services the individual is not authorized to provide, and limit the encounter to only those services the individual is authorized to provide. The individual certified or licensed under this chapter may not charge for any portion of an encounter that extends beyond the individual's authorized scope of practice.

(c)A fee for a service provided through telehealth under this section must be reasonable and consistent with the ordinary fee typically charged for that service and may not exceed the fee typically charged for that service.

(d)An individual certified or licensed under this chapter may not be required to document a barrier to an in-person visit to provide health care services through telehealth. The department may not limit the physical setting from which an individual certified or licensed under this chapter may provide health care services through telehealth.

(e)Nothing in this section requires the use of telehealth when an individual certified or licensed under this chapter determines that providing services through telehealth is not appropriate or when a patient chooses not to receive services through telehealth.

(f)In this section, “telehealth” has the meaning given in AS 47.05.270 (e).