Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 35, August 30, 2024
Section 5-16-2 - Definitions2.1. "Established patient" means a patient who has received professional services, face-to-face, from the physician, qualified health care professional, or another physician or qualified health care professional of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.2.2. "Interstate telehealth registration or registration" means an authorization to practice as a dentist or dental hygienist for the limited purpose of providing interstate telehealth service within the registrant's scope of practice.2.3. "Interstate telehealth services" means the provision of telehealth services to a patient located in West Virginia by a registered dental professional located in any other state or commonwealth of the United States.2.4. "Practitioner" means a registered or licensed dentist or dental hygienist for purposes of this rule.2.5. "Registration" means an authorization to practice dentistry or dental hygiene pursuant to § 30-4-1et seq. of the West Virginia Code, which authorization is limited to providing interstate telehealth services within the registrant's scope of practice.2.6. "Registrant" means an individual who has been issued a registration from the Board.2.7. "Store-and-forward technologies" means the asynchronous computer-based communication of medical data or images from an originating location to a dentist at another site for the purpose of diagnostic or therapeutic assistance2.8. "Teledentistry" or "Teledentistry services" means the use of synchronous or asynchronous telecommunications technology or audio only telephone calls by a dentist or dental hygienist to provide health care services, within their scope of practice, including, but not limited to, assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, and monitoring of a patient; transfer of medical data; patient and professional health-related education; public health services; and health administration. The term does not include internet questionnaires, e-mail messages, or facsimile transmissions.