Bill > HB3727

This bill modifies Oregon's telemedicine law to allow physicians and physician associates (PAs) to provide medical care to patients temporarily located outside of Oregon under specific circumstances. The bill defines telemedicine as the practice of medicine using electronic communications, which can be either synchronous (real-time) or asynchronous (not real-time). The key provision allows a physician or PA to use telemedicine to provide healthcare services to a patient out of state if the care is temporary, urgent, emergent, or necessary to ensure continuity of care, and the physician or PA already has an established patient-provider relationship with the patient before they are out of state. Additionally, the bill stipulates that when providing such care, the physician or PA must comply with the medical practice laws of the jurisdiction where the patient is located at the time of receiving healthcare services. This change provides more flexibility for healthcare providers to continue treating patients who may be temporarily traveling or residing outside of Oregon, ensuring patients can maintain access to their regular healthcare providers even when they are not physically in the state.

Health and Social Services

https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2025R1/Measures/Overview/HB3727