# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 38 — Board of Physical Therapy Examiners

### Chapter 13 — Telehealth

#### Regulation .05 Patient Evaluation.

*COMAR 10.38.13.05*

A. A physical therapist who practices telehealth 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 a treatment plan through telehealth; and

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

    (a) In-person treatment; or

    (b) Another type of telehealth service.

B. A telehealth practitioner may not treat a patient based solely on an online questionnaire.