Licensure
Three states, three sets of rules, all of them enforced.
Telehealth is governed by the law of the state where the patient is physically located during the visit. Below is what that actually means in each of ours.
Illinois
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Establishing care
Illinois Telehealth Act permits establishing care via telehealth. We require audio-video for all initial visits as an internal standard exceeding the statutory floor.
Telehealth consent
Consent documented in the chart before the first telehealth encounter.
Record retention
10 years minimum for adult records
Prescribing
Electronic prescribing required, with limited statutory exceptions.
Not applicable — we prescribe no controlled substances. If that changed, a PMP check would be required for Schedule II–V on the initial prescription and periodically thereafter.
State privacy law on top of HIPAA
- Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) — do NOT collect face/fingerprint biometrics without written release; private right of action.
- Illinois Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) — breach notification.
- Illinois Genetic Information Privacy Act (GIPA).
- Illinois Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Confidentiality Act.
Subscription law
Illinois Automatic Contract Renewal Act
Indiana
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Establishing care
IC 25-1-9.5 permits establishing a provider-patient relationship via telehealth. The prescriber must hold an Indiana licence. The separate out-of-state telehealth certificate was repealed by Senate Enrolled Act 132-2024 and all existing certificates were terminated on 2024-07-01 — an Indiana licence is now the whole requirement.
Telehealth consent
Documented before first encounter.
Record retention
7 years minimum for adult records
Prescribing
Electronic prescribing required, with limited statutory exceptions.
Not applicable — we prescribe no controlled substances. Indiana additionally restricts telehealth prescribing of certain controlled substances.
State privacy law on top of HIPAA
- Indiana Consumer Data Protection Act (effective 2026) — HIPAA-covered data largely exempt.
- Indiana breach notification (IC 24-4.9).
Subscription law
Indiana automatic renewal disclosure requirements
New York
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Establishing care
PC must be owned by NY-licensed physicians. New York has no blanket prohibition on establishing care by telehealth, but audio-video is our required standard for initial visits.
Telehealth consent
Patient consent to telehealth documented in the record.
Record retention
6 years minimum for adult records
Prescribing
New York mandates ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING for essentially all prescriptions, not only controlled substances. An EPCS-certified e-prescribing vendor is required infrastructure before treating any New York patient.
Not applicable — we prescribe no controlled substances. If that changed, PMP consultation would be required before prescribing Schedule II–IV.
State privacy law on top of HIPAA
- NY SHIELD Act — requires a documented data security program with administrative, technical, and physical safeguards for NY residents' private information.
- NY Public Health Law Art. 27-F — heightened protection for HIV-related information.
- NY Health Information Privacy Act — confirm current effective date and consent requirements with counsel.
Subscription law
NY GBL § 527-a automatic renewal law
Not in one of these states?
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