S-5024

   Amend Senate File 2261 as follows:
   1.  By striking page 3, line 35, through page 4, line 3, and inserting: 
   <3.  A valid provider-patient relationship may be established through any of the following means:
   a.  Through an in-person encounter which includes an in-person medical interview and physical examination conducted under the standard of care required for an in-person encounter.
   b.  Through consultation with a primary care provider who has an established relationship with the patient and who agrees to participate in or supervise the patient’s care.
   c.  Through telehealth, if the standard of care does not require an in-person encounter, in accordance with evidence-based standards of practice and telehealth practice guidelines that address the clinical and technological aspects of telehealth, and the student’s parent or guardian is present.>
   2.  By renumbering as necessary.

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ANNETTE SWEENEY