Bill > HB3727

This bill modifies Oregon's existing telemedicine law to allow physicians and physician associates to provide healthcare services to patients temporarily located outside of Oregon under specific conditions. Specifically, healthcare providers can use telemedicine to treat patients out of state if the medical services are of a temporary, urgent, emergent nature, or are necessary to ensure continuity of care, and the provider already has an established patient-provider relationship with the patient before they are out of state. When providing such services, the physician or physician associate must comply with the medical practice regulations of the jurisdiction where the patient is located at the time of treatment. The bill expands the existing telemedicine provisions by creating a new subsection (4) that explicitly addresses cross-state telemedicine practice, providing clarity and flexibility for healthcare providers while maintaining regulatory oversight. This change is particularly relevant in an era of increased mobility and remote healthcare delivery, allowing patients to receive necessary medical care from their existing healthcare providers even when they are temporarily out of state.