A pharmacy’s adoption or creation of a telehealth model is a complex endeavor that requires evaluation of a variety of state and federal laws, most commonly including kickback and physician self-referral prohibitions, patient privacy protections, state prohibitions on the corporate practice of medicine and fee splitting, patient choice laws, and professional board regulations enumerating the requirements for engaging in the practice of medicine and pharmacy.
Frier Levitt Attorneys Arielle Miliambro, Esq. and Jonian Rafti, Esq., CIPP/US have written an article in the March 17, 2021 edition of Total Pharmacy discussing these key legal concerns for pharmacies participating in telehealth. Read the full article here.
