Is an exam required before a patient can be treated in Maine?
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Maine’s telehealth subchapter permits a licensee of the medical chapter to provide telehealth services so long as the licensee acts within the scope of the license, within the subchapter’s own requirements and restrictions, and in accordance with standards of practice — and it carries the rest of the licensee’s obligations across unchanged: all laws and rules on professional responsibility, unprofessional conduct and generally accepted standards of practice apply while providing telehealth, as do state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws. The subchapter defines telehealth services broadly enough to include asynchronous encounters and store-and-forward transfers, not only real-time video. These claims survey subchapter 4 of chapter 48; requirements imposed elsewhere in Maine law or by board rule are not surveyed here.
Drawn from 6 verified rules in this section · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-BB · Sep 3, 2026
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-BB · Sep 3, 2026
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-DD · Sep 3, 2026
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-AA(4) · Sep 3, 2026
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-AA(1) · Sep 3, 2026
- 32 M.R.S. §3300-CC · Sep 3, 2026
The rest of what Maine says on this
Every other rule we have verified under good-faith examination, each linked to its primary source.
A person licensed under this chapter may provide telehealth services as long as the licensee acts within the scope of practice of the licensee’s license, in accordance with any requirements and restrictions imposed by this subchapter and in accordance with standards of practice.
32 M.R.S. §3300-BB · verified Sep 3, 2026
All laws and rules governing professional responsibility, unprofessional conduct and generally accepted standards of practice that apply to a person licensed under this chapter also apply to that licensee while providing telehealth services.
32 M.R.S. §3300-DD · verified Sep 3, 2026
“Telehealth services” means health care services delivered through the use of information technology and includes synchronous encounters, asynchronous encounters, store and forward transfers and telemonitoring.
32 M.R.S. §3300-AA(4) · verified Sep 3, 2026
“Asynchronous encounter” means an interaction between a patient and a person licensed under this chapter 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 person licensed under this chapter.
32 M.R.S. §3300-AA(1) · verified Sep 3, 2026
When providing telehealth services, a person licensed under this chapter shall comply with all state and federal confidentiality and privacy laws.
32 M.R.S. §3300-CC · verified Sep 3, 2026
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