.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) "Board" means the State Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists.

(3) “In-person” means in the physical presence of the patient.

(4) “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.

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

(6) “Telehealth” has the meaning stated in Health Occupations Article, §1-1001, Annotated Code of Maryland.

(7) “Telehealth practitioner” means:

(a) A Maryland licensee of the Board of Examiners for Audiologists, Hearing Aid Dispensers, Speech-Language Pathologists, and Music Therapists performing telehealth services within their respective scope of practice; or

(b) An audiologist or speech-language pathologist with a compact privilege in Maryland performing telehealth services within their respective scope of practice.