Section 313-15-I - DEFINITIONSA.Asynchronous encounter. "Asynchronous encounter" means an interaction between a patient and a licensee through a system that has the ability to store digital information, including, but not limited to, still images, video files, audio files, text files and other relevant data, and to transmit such information without requiring the simultaneous presence of the patient and the licensee.B.Mobile oral health care. "Mobile oral health care" means the use of mobile communication devices such as cell phones, tablet computers and personal digital assistants to provide oral health care services and education.C.Remote patient monitoring. "Remote patient monitoring" means the use of information technology to remotely monitor a patient's oral health status via electronic means, allowing the licensee to track the patient's oral health data over time. Monitoring may be synchronous or asynchronous.D.Store and forward transfer. "Store and forward transfer" means the transmission of a patient's records through a secure electronic system to a licensee.E.Synchronous encounter. "Synchronous encounter" means a real-time interaction conducted with an interactive audio or video connection between a patient and a licensee or between a licensee and another dental or health care provider.F.Teledentistry services. "Teledentistry services" means oral health care services delivered through the use of interactive, real-time visual, audio or other electronic media for the purposes of education, assessment, examination, diagnosis, treatment planning, consultation and directing the delivery of treatment by licensees and includes a synchronous encounter, an asynchronous encounter, a store and forward transfer and remote patient monitoring and mobile oral health care in accordance with this chapter.02-313 C.M.R. ch. 15, § I