On May 11, 2017 the Texas House passed Senate Bill 1107 (“SB 1107”), which greatly expands the telemedicine services physicians can provide in Texas. SB 1107 passed the House with the support of substantially the entire House. Senate Bill 1107
On April 10, 2017, a Texas federal court granted a motion to extend the stay of the Teladoc lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”). The court had previously granted a motion to stay the case until April 19, 2017.
In an effort to avoid the expense of additional discovery and to give the parties an opportunity to settle their dispute over the TMB’s new rules restricting telemedicine services in Texas, the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) and Teladoc, Inc. (“Teladoc”)
On October 17, 2016, the Texas Medical Board (“TMB”) voluntarily dropped its 5th Circuit appeal of a lower court’s refusal to dismiss Teladoc’s case against the TMB. The appeal itself was unique in that it was not an appeal
The Teladoc lawsuit against the Texas Medical Board (the “TMB”) regarding a rule that would require physicians to meet with patients face-to-face prior to prescribing medication will continue to move forward following a federal judge’s denial of the TMB’s request