(1) "Asynchronous store and forward transfer" means the transmission of a patient's health care information from an originating site to a provider at a distant site.

(2) "Distant site" means the physical location of a provider delivering telemedicine services.

(3) "Originating site" means the physical location of a patient receiving telemedicine services.

(4) "Patient" means an individual seeking telemedicine services.

(5) "Provider" means an individual who is: (a) licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act; (b) licensed under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, to provide health care; or (c) licensed under Title 62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities.

(a) licensed under Title 26, Chapter 21, Health Care Facility Licensing and Inspection Act;

(b) licensed under Title 58, Occupations and Professions, to provide health care; or

(c) licensed under Title 62A, Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities.

(6) "Synchronous interaction" means real-time communication through interactive technology that enables a provider at a distant site and a patient at an originating site to interact simultaneously through two-way audio and video transmission.

(7) "Telehealth services" means the transmission of health-related services or information through the use of electronic communication or information technology.

(8) "Telemedicine services" means telehealth services: (a) including: (i) clinical care; (ii) health education; (iii) health administration; (iv) home health; or (v) facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support; and (b) provided by a provider to a patient through a method of communication that: (i) (A) uses asynchronous store and forward transfer; or (B) uses synchronous interaction; and (ii) meets industry security and privacy standards, including compliance with: (A) the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, as amended; and (B) the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, as amended.

(a) including: (i) clinical care; (ii) health education; (iii) health administration; (iv) home health; or (v) facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support; and

(i) clinical care;

(ii) health education;

(iii) health administration;

(iv) home health; or

(v) facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support; and

(b) provided by a provider to a patient through a method of communication that: (i) (A) uses asynchronous store and forward transfer; or (B) uses synchronous interaction; and (ii) meets industry security and privacy standards, including compliance with: (A) the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, as amended; and (B) the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, as amended.

(i) (A) uses asynchronous store and forward transfer; or (B) uses synchronous interaction; and

(A) uses asynchronous store and forward transfer; or

(B) uses synchronous interaction; and

(ii) meets industry security and privacy standards, including compliance with: (A) the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, as amended; and (B) the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, as amended.

(A) the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191, 110 Stat. 1936, as amended; and

(B) the federal Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, as amended.