.02 Definitions.

A. In this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated.

B. Terms Defined.

(1) “Asynchronous” means not occurring in real time.

(2) “ In-person ” means within the physical presence of the patient.

(3) “ Interpretive services ” means reading and analyzing images, tracings, or specimens through telehealth or giving interpretations based on visual, auditory, thermal, or ultrasonic patterns or other patterns as may evolve with technology.

(4) “Synchronous” means occurring in real time.

(5) Telehealth.

(a) “Telehealth” means a mode of delivering health care services through the use of telecommunications technologies by a health care practitioner to a patient at a different physical location than the telehealth practitioner.

(b) “Telehealth” includes synchronous and asynchronous interactions.

(c) “Telehealth” does not include the provision of health care services solely through:

(i) Audio–only calls;

(ii) E–mail messages; or

(iii) Facsimile transmissions.

(6) “ Telehealth practitioner ” means a Maryland licensed physician or licensed allied health practitioner performing telehealth services within their respective scope of practice.