According to the Federation of State Medical Boards “Telemedicine Overview: Board-by-Board Approach,” dated August 12, 2012¹, to date

• Ten (10) state boards issue a special purpose license, telemedicine license or certificate, or license to practice medicine across state lines to allow for the practice of telemedicine.
• Fifty-seven (57) state boards plus the DC Board of Medicine require that physicians engaging in telemedicine are licensed in the state in which the patient is located.
• Minnesota allows physicians to practice telemedicine if they are registered to practice telemedicine or are registered to practice across state lines.
• Fifteen (15) states currently require private insurance companies to cover telemedicine services to the same extent as face-to-face consultations.
• Massachusetts permits coverage for services provided through telemedicine as long as the deductible, copayment or coinsurance doesn’t exceed the deductible, copayment or coinsurance applicable to an in-person consultation.¹

Find your current state medical board status on the link below¹.  If you wish to write your medical board, contact lists are available online:

• http://www.physicianjobs.us/Medical%20Boards.htm
• http://www.fsmb.org/directory_smb.html
• http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/education-careers/becoming-physician/medical-licensure/state-medical-boards.page

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¹  – Telemedicine Overview: Board-by-Board Approach. (2012, August 12). Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB). Retrieved February 21, 2013 from http://www.fsmb.org/pdf/grpol_telemedicine_licensure.pdf