Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Idaho?
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A provider may provide virtual care to a patient if such provider has first established a provider-patient relationship with the patient, the patient has a provider-patient relationship with another provider in the provider group, the provider is covering calls for a provider with an established relationship with the patient, or the provider is performing any activities set forth in section 54-1733(3), Idaho Code.
Idaho Code §54-5705 · verified Sep 3, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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A provider-patient relationship may be established by use of virtual care technologies, provided that the applicable Idaho community standard of care is satisfied.
Idaho Code §54-5705 · verified Sep 3, 2026
Providing health care which fails to meet the standard of health care provided by other qualified physicians or physician assistants in the same community or similar communities, taking into account his training, experience and the degree of expertise to which he holds himself out to the public, is a ground for medical discipline.
Idaho Code §54-1814(7) · verified Sep 3, 2026
A provider may provide virtual care to a patient if the provider has first established a provider-patient relationship with the patient, the patient has a relationship with another provider in the provider group, the provider is covering calls, or the provider is performing activities set forth in section 54-1733(3); and a provider-patient relationship may be established by use of virtual care technologies, provided that the applicable Idaho community standard of care is satisfied.
Idaho Code §54-5705 · verified Sep 8, 2026
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