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HB3727 • 2025

Allows a physician or physician associate to use telemedicine to practice medicine or provide health care services under specified circumstances to a patient located out of state.

Allows a physician or physician associate to use telemedicine to practice medicine or provide health care services under specified circumstances to a patient located out of state.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Representative Helm, Representative Diehl,, Javadi,, Pham H,, Watanabe,, Senator Reynolds,, Smith DB
Last action
2025-07-07
Official status
Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date
Not listed

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Bill History

  1. 2025-07-07 House

    Chapter 357, (2025 Laws): Effective date January 1, 2026.

  2. 2025-06-20 House

    Governor signed.

  3. 2025-06-12 House

    Speaker signed.

  4. 2025-06-12 Senate

    President signed.

  5. 2025-06-11 Senate

    Third reading. Carried by Reynolds. Passed. Ayes, 29; Excused, 1--Nash.

  6. 2025-06-10 Senate

    Carried over to 06-11 by unanimous consent.

  7. 2025-06-09 Senate

    Carried over to 06-10 by unanimous consent.

  8. 2025-06-05 Senate

    Carried over to 06-09 by unanimous consent.

  9. 2025-06-04 Senate

    Carried over to 06-05 by unanimous consent.

  10. 2025-06-03 Senate

    Carried over to 06-04 by unanimous consent.

  11. 2025-06-02 Senate

    Carried over to 06-03 by unanimous consent.

  12. 2025-05-29 Senate

    Carried over to 06-02 by unanimous consent.

  13. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Recommendation: Do pass the A-Eng. bill.

  14. 2025-05-28 Senate

    Second reading.

  15. 2025-05-20 Senate

    Work Session held.

  16. 2025-05-06 Senate

    Public Hearing held.

  17. 2025-04-15 Senate

    First reading. Referred to President's desk.

  18. 2025-04-15 Senate

    Referred to Health Care.

  19. 2025-04-14 House

    Third reading. Carried by Helm. Passed. Ayes, 55; Excused, 4--Cate, Evans, Nguyen H, Walters; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Drazan.

  20. 2025-04-10 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 14, 2025 Calendar.

  21. 2025-04-09 House

    Rules suspended. Carried over to April 10, 2025 Calendar.

  22. 2025-04-08 House

    Second reading.

  23. 2025-04-07 House

    Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed A-Engrossed.

  24. 2025-04-01 House

    Work Session held.

  25. 2025-03-13 House

    Public Hearing held.

  26. 2025-02-27 House

    Referred to Behavioral Health and Health Care.

  27. 2025-02-25 House

    First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

Digest: The Act says a doctor or PA can sometimes give care to their patient who is temporarily out of this state. (Flesch Readability Score: 68.6).
Allows a physician or physician associate to use telemedicine to practice medicine or provide health care services under specified circumstances to a patient located out of state. <b>Clarifies that the physician or physician associate is subject to the laws regulating the practice of medicine in the jurisdiction where the patient is located.</b>
Relating to: Relating to telemedicine.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned