Our healthcare and business law firm works with providers who would like to start their own telemedicine practice, especially since the COVID-19 Pandemic. Our firm has previously posted several blogs about telemedicine practice, such as UPDATE: Can You Create a Patient-Provider Relationship Through Telemedicine? on December 18, 2025, which gives an updated overview on how a patient-provider relationship can be created in Georgia through telemedicine. This blog post discusses important initial considerations that providers should consider before starting a telemedicine practice. If you are starting a telemedicine practice or would like to discuss this blog post, you may contact our healthcare law firm at (404) 685-1662 (Atlanta) or (706) 722-7886 (Augusta), or by email, info@littlehealthlaw.com. You may also learn more about our law firm by visiting www.littlehealthlaw.com.
State Telemedicine Laws Normally State that a Provider Is Practicing Medicine in the State Where the Patient Resides.
States have laws governing telemedicine, and statutes, such as in Florida, for example, normally state that providers are considered to be practicing medicine in the state where the patient resides. Accordingly, for a practitioner to be conducting telemedicine in a state, the practitioner will need to have a license to practice in the state and register the business in that state.
States May Have Provisional Licenses for Out-of-State Telemedicine Providers such that Providers Are Not Required to Apply for a Full Medical License to Practice Telemedicine in a Particular State.
Recognizing the growing demand and benefits of telemedicine, states have allowed more flexibility to providers such that they are not required to obtain a full, unrestricted license to practice telemedicine in a state. In Georgia, for example, out-of-state providers can apply for a telemedicine license to practice telemedicine in Georgia, even if these providers are not licensed to practice in Georgia. Telemedicine licenses have their own requirements and are more limited in scope such that out-of-state providers cannot use telemedicine licenses to practice in a physical state.
If you are starting a telemedicine practice or would like to discuss this blog post, you may contact our healthcare law firm at (404) 685-1662 (Atlanta) or (706) 722-7886 (Augusta), or by email, info@littlehealthlaw.com. You may also learn more about our law firm by visiting www.littlehealthlaw.com.
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