GroundRules
Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-11-260: Electronic transmission of physician orders.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 68 Health, Safety and Environmental Protection
- Chapter 11 Health Facilities and Resources
- Part 2 Regulation of Health and Related Facilities
A licensed home care organization is authorized to receive and appropriately act on a written order for a plan of care for a patient concerning a home health service signed by a physician that is transmitted to the licensed home care organization by electronically signed electronic mail. The order that is transmitted by electronic mail shall be deemed to meet any requirement for written documentation imposed by rule pursuant to this part.
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