Sec. 1455.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Dentist" means a person licensed to practice dentistry in this state under Subtitle D, Title 3, Occupations Code.
(1-a)  "Health professional" means:
(A)  a physician;
(B)  an individual who is:
(i)  licensed or certified in this state to perform health care services; and
(ii)  authorized to assist:
(a)  a physician in providing telemedicine medical services that are delegated and supervised by the physician; or
(b)  a dentist in providing teledentistry dental services that are delegated and supervised by the dentist;
(C)  a licensed or certified health professional acting within the scope of the license or certification who does not perform a telemedicine medical service or a teledentistry dental service; or
(D)  a dentist.
(2)  "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
(2-a) "Platform" means the technology, system, software, application, modality, or other method through which a health professional remotely interfaces with a patient when providing a health care service or procedure as a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service. 
(3)  "Teledentistry dental service," "telehealth service," and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 3, eff. April 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 205 (S.B. 1107), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2018.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1174 (H.B. 3345), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 811 (H.B. 2056), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2021.