.06 Standard Related to Telehealth.

A. A telehealth practitioner shall be held to the same standards of practice and documentation as those applicable in in-person health care settings.

B. A telehealth practitioner may not treat a patient or prescribe medication based solely on a static online questionnaire.

C. A telehealth practitioner may not prescribe an opiate described in the list of Schedule II substances under Criminal Law Article, §5-403, Annotated Code of Maryland for the treatment of pain through telehealth unless:

(1) The patient is in a health care facility as defined in Health-General Article, §19-114(d)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland; or

(2) The Governor has declared a state of emergency due to a catastrophic health emergency.

D. A telehealth practitioner shall comply with all State and federal laws and regulations related to dispensing including the prohibition on mail order dispensing.