The Commissioner of Public Health may issue an order authorizing telehealth providers who are not licensed, certified or registered to practice in this state to provide telehealth services to patients in this state. Such order may be of limited duration and limited to one or more types of providers described in subdivision (13) of subsection (a) of section 1 of public act 21-9*, or subdivision (12) of subsection (a) of section 19a-906. The commissioner may impose conditions including, but not limited to, a requirement that any telehealth provider providing telehealth services to patients in this state pursuant to such order shall submit an application for licensure, certification or registration, as applicable. The commissioner may suspend or revoke any authorization provided pursuant to this section to a telehealth provider who violates any condition imposed by the commissioner or applicable requirements for the provision of telehealth services under the law. Any such order issued pursuant to this section shall not constitute a regulation, as defined in section 4-166.
(P.A. 22-81, S. 33.)
*Note: Section 1 of public act 21-9 is special in nature and therefore has not been codified but remains in full force and effect according to its terms.
History: P.A. 22-81 effective July 1, 2022.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Title 19a - Public Health and Well-Being
Chapter 368ll - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 19a-901. - Obstetrical ultrasound procedure.
Section 19a-903. - Prohibited billing practices re hospital-acquired conditions.
Section 19a-903a. - Circulating nurses in hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities.
Section 19a-903c. - Medical spas.
Section 19a-904c. - Electronic health records systems; utilization by hospitals.
Section 19a-904d. - Health information blocking. Penalty.
Section 19a-905. - Health care providers who provide direct patient care to wear badges.
Section 19a-905a. - Recording of developmental screenings by health care providers.
Section 19a-906. - Telehealth services.
Section 19a-907. - Conversion therapy. Definitions.
Section 19a-907a. - Conversion therapy by healthcare provider. Prohibition.
Section 19a-907c. - Conversion therapy and the expenditure of public funds.
Section 19a-911. - Council on Protecting Women's Health established. Membership. Report.
Section 19a-912. - Limited services pregnancy centers. Definitions.
Section 19a-912a. - Deceptive advertising by limited services pregnancy centers. Prohibited.