Terms Used In Idaho Code 54-5706

  • Health care services: means :
Idaho Code 54-5703
  • Provider: means any health care provider who is licensed or required to be licensed under this title or, if located outside of Idaho, would be required to be licensed under this title for the purposes of diagnosing or treating physical or behavioral health conditions. See Idaho Code 54-5703
  • Static online questionnaire: means a questionnaire provided to a patient to which the patient responds with a static set of answers. See Idaho Code 54-5703
  • Virtual care: means technology-enabled health care services in which the patient and provider are not in the same location. See Idaho Code 54-5703
  • When delivering health care services via virtual care, including a prescription drug order or prescription medical device order, a provider shall obtain and document a patient’s relevant clinical history and current symptoms to establish the diagnosis and identify underlying conditions and contraindications to the treatment recommended. A provider delivering health care services via virtual care has a duty to practice in a manner consistent with the provider’s scope of practice and shall be held to the applicable Idaho community standard of care that applies in an in-person setting. Treatment based solely on a static online questionnaire does not constitute an acceptable standard of care.