Verified October 8, 2026 against the statutes and regulations cited below. Research, not legal advice. All states
What operators miss in Indiana
- With patient consent, a telehealth prescriber must notify the patient's primary care provider of prescriptions unless that provider can see the record or the relationship is ongoing.
- Employment contracts must let a practitioner refuse to provide care by telehealth when it would lower the standard of care.
- Telehealth may not be used to provide any abortion, including prescribing for that purpose.
Does Indiana have a telehealth registration for out-of-state clinicians?
Indiana ended its out-of-state telehealth certificates on July 1, 2024. Practitioners must hold an Indiana license to provide telehealth to patients in Indiana.
- No telehealth-specific registration: a clinician needs the full license or an exception.
Citation: Ind. Code § 25-1-9.5-9
When can an out-of-state clinician treat Indiana patients without a Indiana license?
No telehealth-specific licensure exception for physicians was found. Out-of-state practitioners who establish a relationship with or prescribe for a patient in Indiana are treated as practicing in Indiana and submit to its courts and law.
Citation: Ind. Code § 25-1-9.5-9
Can a patient relationship start by telehealth in Indiana?
A practitioner using telehealth must, where in-person care would require it, establish a relationship that includes identity and location, disclosure of licensure, informed consent, history, a diagnosis discussion, a medical record, follow-up instructions and a visit summary.
Citation: Ind. Code § 25-1-9.5-7
Does Indiana require telehealth consent?
Informed consent is part of establishing a telehealth relationship, but a provider may not be required to obtain a separate, additional written consent for telehealth.
- Consent required
Citation: Ind. Code §§ 25-1-9.5-7, 16-36-1-15
What limits does Indiana put on prescribing by telehealth?
A prescriber may prescribe for a patient not previously examined if the standard of care is met. Controlled substances require an Indiana controlled substance registration, real-time audio-video, INSPECT compliance and federal compliance; opioids are barred except FDA-approved opioid use disorder treatment.
- Real-time audio-video only; no opioids except those approved for opioid use disorder; Indiana CSR and INSPECT compliance required; no abortion-inducing drugs.
Citation: Ind. Code § 25-1-9.5-8
Does Indiana require its own controlled-substance registration?
Telehealth controlled substance prescribing requires a valid Indiana controlled substance registration under IC 35-48-3.
- Required, issued by Indiana Board of Pharmacy (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency)
Do private payers in Indiana have to cover telehealth?
- Private-payer telehealth coverage law
- No payment parity law
Citation: Ind. Code §§ 27-8-34-6, 27-13-7-22
How does Indiana treat the corporate practice of medicine?
Adding Indiana to your telehealth practice?
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