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The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners reports in an email on March 12, 2020, that “due to the coronavirus situation, the Board has received a number of calls about licensees using telehealth services in their practice." The board’s response is “yes, licensees may use telehealth under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111.” Of interest to the chiropractic community is that his law defines "Telemedicine medical service” as a health care service delivered by…a health professional acting...within the scope of the...health professional's license to a patient at a different physical location than the...health professional using telecommunications or information technology." "The requirements for licensees under this law are minimal,” the TBCE notes. "The law mandates licensees using telehealth do two things: licensees must get informed consent from patients before providing telehealth services, and they must provide the same standard of care as with in-person visits.” Users of any telehealth services are encouraged to review Chapter 111 at the link above. "The Board has not done any rulemaking on the subject nor does it plan to,” the TBCE reports. "The Board does recommend that any licensee who is thinking about using telehealth and who accepts insurance to contact the insurance companies to check if they have any restrictions." Source: Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners email March 12, 2020