.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 an online questionnaire.

C. A telehealth practitioner may not prescribe opioids for the treatment of pain through telehealth except if the patient is in a health care facility as defined in Health-General Article, §19-114(d)(1), Annotated Code of Maryland.