# Health Occupations (GHO)

## Title 1. Definitions; General Provisions

### Subtitle 10. Telehealth

#### Section 1-1002

A health care practitioner may establish a practitioner-patient relationship through either a synchronous telehealth interaction or an asynchronous telehealth interaction, if the health care practitioner:

(1) Verifies the identity of the patient receiving health care services through telehealth;

(2) Discloses to the patient the health care practitioner's name, contact information, and the type of health occupation license held by the health care practitioner; and

(3) Obtains oral or written consent from the patient or from the patient's parent or guardian if State law requires the consent of a parent or guardian.

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Md. Code Ann., Health Occ. (as displayed at mgaleg.maryland.gov, October 16, 2026)