Vermont S 245: An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with patient and provider consent

Bill Text

BILL AS INTRODUCED S.245
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VT LEG #384992 v.1
S.245 1
Introduced by Senators Gulick, Benson, Cummings, Lyons and Morley 2
Referred to Committee on 3
Date: 4
Subject: Health; telehealth; recordings; consent 5
Statement of purpose of bill as introduced: This bill proposes to allow 6
telehealth appointments to be recorded if both the patient and the provider 7
consent. 8
An act relating to allowing telehealth appointments to be recorded with 9
patient and provider consent 10
It is hereby enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Vermont: 11
Sec. 1. 18 V.S.A. § 9361 is amended to read: 12
§ 9361. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE 13
SERVICES THROUGH TELEMEDICINE OR BY STORE-AND- 14
FORWARD MEANS 15
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(d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be 17
created a recording of a provider’s telemedicine consultation with a patient 18
unless both the patient and the provider consent to the recording. 19
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BILL AS INTRODUCED S.245
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VT LEG #384992 v.1
Sec. 2. 18 V.S.A. § 9362 is amended to read: 1
§ 9362. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS DELIVERING HEALTH CARE 2
SERVICES BY AUDIO-ONLY TELEPHONE 3
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(d) Neither a health care provider nor a patient shall create or cause to be 5
created a recording of a provider’s telephone consultation with a patient unless 6
both the patient and the provider consent to the recording. 7
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Sec. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 9
This act shall take effect on passage. 10