# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 28 — Board of Examiners in Optometry

### Chapter 01 — Telehealth

#### Regulation .05 Patient Evaluation.

*COMAR 10.28.01.05*

A. Subject to the provisions of Health Occupations Article, §11-208, Annotated Code of Maryland, a telehealth practitioner shall:

  (1) Perform a synchronous or asynchronous clinical patient evaluation that is appropriate for the patient and the condition with which the patient presents before providing treatment or issuing a prescription through telehealth; and

  (2) If clinically appropriate for the patient, provide or refer a patient to:

    (a) In-person health care services; or

    (b) Another type of telehealth service.

B. A telehealth practitioner may not treat a patient or issue a prescription based solely on a static online questionnaire.