Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Arizona?
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Short answer
Yes — Arizona telehealth law lets the provider-patient relationship be established and prescribing done remotely with documented informed consent; no prior in-person exam may be required except for Schedule II drugs, which Botox and fillers are not.
Arizona’s telehealth statute allows the provider-patient relationship to be established and prescribing to occur via telehealth with documented informed consent; a board may not require a prior in-person exam except for Schedule II drugs (which Botox and fillers are not).
A.R.S. §36-3602 · verified Jul 26, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
Related Arizona rules
Except as provided in subsection G of this section, before a health care provider delivers health care through telehealth, the treating health care provider shall obtain verbal or written informed consent, including by electronic means, from the patient or the patient's health care decision maker. If the informed consent is obtained verbally, the health care provider shall document the consent on the patient's medical record.
A.R.S. §36-3602(A) · verified Sep 3, 2026
All medical reports resulting from a telehealth consultation are part of a patient's medical record as defined in section 12-2291.
A.R.S. §36-3602(C) · verified Sep 3, 2026
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