California Business and Professions Code

§ 2028.5

BPC § 2028.5 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 2 · Ch. 5 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)The board may establish a pilot program to expand the practice of telehealth in this state.

(b)To implement this pilot program, the board may convene a working group of interested parties from the public and private sectors, including, but not limited to, state health-related agencies, health care providers, health plan administrators, information technology groups, and groups representing health care consumers.

(c)The purpose of the pilot program shall be to develop methods, using a telehealth model, to deliver throughout the state health care to persons with chronic diseases as well as information on the best practices for chronic disease management services and techniques and other health care information as deemed appropriate.

Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 275, Sec. 2. (AB 1420) Effective January 1, 2014.