Can the pre-treatment exam be done by telehealth in Montana?
Intake · part of The Practice Perimeter
Short answer
Yes — if the standard of care for that treatment doesn't require an in-person encounter; the exam must use interactive, audio-only, or store-and-forward technology (not email or fax) and meet the same standard of care as an in-person visit.
"Telemedicine" means the practice of medicine using interactive electronic communications, information technology, audio-only conversations, or other means between a licensee in one location and a patient in another location with or without an intervening health care provider. Telemedicine includes the application of secure videoconferencing or store-and-forward technology. (b) The term does not mean an e-mail or instant messaging conversation or a message sent by facsimile transmission.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-3-102(14)(a)-(b) · verified Sep 8, 2026 · regulatory monitoring, not legal advice
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A person licensed under this title to provide health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession may provide services by means of telehealth when the use of telehealth: (a) is appropriate for the services being provided; (b) meets the standard of care for delivery of services; and (c) complies with any administrative rules for telehealth adopted by the board that licenses the health care provider.
Mont. Code Ann. § 37-2-305(1) · verified Sep 8, 2026
Treatment of a patient who is physically located in Montana by a licensee using telemedicine occurs where the patient is physically located. (2) The licensee using telemedicine in the treatment and care of patients in Montana shall adhere to the same standards of care required for in-person medical care settings.
Mont. Admin. R. 24.156.813(1)-(2) · verified Sep 8, 2026
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