N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-10.30

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 13:35-10.30 - Telemedicine or telehealth: provision of services through telemedicine or telehealth

(a) As long as a licensed athletic trainer has satisfied the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:35-10.29, a licensed athletic trainer may provide health care services to an athlete through the use of telemedicine and may engage in telehealth to support and facilitate the provision of health care services to athletes.

(b) Prior to providing services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensed athletic trainer shall determine the athlete's originating site and record this information in the athlete's record.

(c) A licensed athletic trainer providing healthcare services through telemedicine shall use interactive, real-time, two-way communication technologies, which shall include, except as provided in (e) below, a video component that allows a licensed athletic trainer to see an athlete and the athlete to see the licensed athletic trainer during the provision of services.

(d) A licensed athletic trainer providing services through telemedicine or telehealth may use asynchronous store-and-forward technology to allow for the electronic transmission of:

1. Images;

2. Diagnostics;

3. Data; and

4. Medical information.

(e) If, after accessing and reviewing the athlete's records, a licensed athletic trainer determines that he or she is able to meet the standard of care for such services if they were being provided in-person without using the video component described in (c) above, the licensed athletic trainer may use interactive, real-time, two-way audio in combination with asynchronous store-and-forward technology, without a video component.

(f) During the provision of services through telemedicine or telehealth, and after the provision of services, a licensed athletic trainer, or another designated licensed athletic trainer, shall provide his or her name, professional credentials, and contact information to the athlete. Such contact information shall enable the athlete to contact the licensed athletic trainer for at least 72 hours following the provision of services, or for a longer period if warranted by the athlete's circumstances and accepted standards of care.

(g) Prior to providing services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensed athletic trainer shall review any history or records provided by an athlete as follows:

1. For an initial encounter with an athlete, history and records shall be reviewed prior to the provision of services through telemedicine or telehealth; and

2. For any subsequent interactions with an athlete, history and records shall be reviewed either prior to the provision of services through telemedicine or telehealth or contemporaneously with the encounter with the athlete.

(h) After the provision of services through telemedicine or telehealth, a licensed athletic trainer shall provide the athlete, upon request, with his or her records created due to the services provided.

(i) A licensed athletic trainer shall provide, upon an athlete's written request, the athlete's information to the athlete's primary care provider or to other health care providers.

(j) A licensed athletic trainer engaging in telemedicine or telehealth shall refer an athlete for follow-up care when necessary.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:35-10.30

Adopted by 52 N.J.R. 474(a), effective 3/2/2020