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Kansas permits telemedicine to establish the relationship, and then holds it to the in-person standard. The Act says in one line that telemedicine MAY be used to establish a valid provider-patient relationship, and in the next that the same standards of practice and conduct that apply to healthcare services delivered in person also apply to services delivered by telemedicine — as do the same HIPAA patient privacy and confidentiality requirements. It adds two follow-through duties: the provider must give the patient guidance on appropriate follow-up care, and where the patient consents and has a primary care or other treating physician, must send that physician a report of the treatment and services rendered WITHIN THREE BUSINESS DAYS. Prescribing, dispensing, administering or distributing a prescription drug in an improper or inappropriate manner, or for other than a valid medical purpose, or not in the course of the licensee’s professional practice, is unprofessional conduct.

Drawn from 6 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice

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  • Telemedicine may be used to establish a valid provider-patient relationship.

    Kan. Stat. Ann. §40-2,212(b) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • The same standards of practice and conduct that apply to healthcare services delivered via in-person contact shall also apply to healthcare services delivered via telemedicine.

    Kan. Stat. Ann. §40-2,212(c) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • A person authorized by law to provide and who provides telemedicine services to a patient shall provide the patient with guidance on appropriate follow-up care. Except when otherwise prohibited by any other provision of law, when the patient consents and the patient has a primary care or other treating physician, the person providing telemedicine services shall send within three business days a report to such primary care or other treating physician of the treatment and services rendered to the patient in the telemedicine encounter.

    Kan. Stat. Ann. §40-2,212(d) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • The same requirements for patient privacy and confidentiality under the health insurance portability and accountability act of 1996 and 42 C.F.R. § 2.13, as applicable, that apply to healthcare services delivered via in-person contact shall also apply to healthcare services delivered via telemedicine.

    Kan. Stat. Ann. §40-2,212(a) · verified Sep 3, 2026

  • Unprofessional conduct means prescribing, dispensing, administering or distributing a prescription drug or substance, including a controlled substance, in an improper or inappropriate manner, or for other than a valid medical purpose, or not in the course of the licensee's professional practice.

    Kan. Stat. Ann. §65-2837(a)(23) · verified Sep 3, 2026

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