BILL NUMBER: AB 386	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Galgiani

                        FEBRUARY 14, 2011

   An act relating to telemedicine.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 386, as introduced, Galgiani. Telemedicine.
   Existing law provides that it is the intent of the Legislature to
recognize the practice of telemedicine as a legitimate means by which
an individual may receive medical services from a health care
provider without person-to-person contact with the provider. Existing
law defines telemedicine as the practice of health care delivery,
diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of medical data, and
education using interactive audio, video, or data communications.
Existing law sets forth procedures a health care practitioner must
follow prior to providing health care through telemedicine.
   This bill would declare the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would encourage and streamline the state's
telemedicine efforts.
   Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no.
State-mandated local program: no.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature to enact
legislation that would encourage and streamline the state's
telemedicine efforts.