Section 373-6-1 - STATEMENT REGARDING TELEMEDICINE1. The Board recognizes that technological advances have made it possible for licensees in one location to provide health care to patients in another location with or without an intervening health care provider. 2. Telemedicine is a useful tool that, if applied appropriately, can provide important benefits to patients, including increased access to health care, expanded utilization of specialty expertise, rapid availability of patient records, and potential cost savings.3. The Board advises that licensees using telemedicine in providing health care will be held to the same standards of care and professional ethics as licensees providing traditional in-person health care.4. Failure to conform to the appropriate standards of care or professional ethics while using telemedicine in providing health care may subject the licensee to potential discipline by the Board.