Wisconsin Telehealth Laws

Does Wisconsin have a telehealth registration for out-of-state clinicians?

Wisconsin has no telehealth registration. A physician using telemedicine with a patient in Wisconsin must hold a Wisconsin license; an employer-based temporary credential is available while a permanent license application is pending.

• No telehealth-specific registration: a clinician needs the full license or an exception.

Citation: Wis. Admin. Code § Med 24.04; Wis. Stat. § 440.094

When can an out-of-state clinician treat Wisconsin patients without a Wisconsin license?

No telehealth follow-up or consultation exception for physicians was confirmed.

Can a patient relationship start by telehealth in Wisconsin?

A physician-patient relationship may be established through telemedicine, which Wisconsin defines to include audio, video and data communications, asynchronous services and remote monitoring.

Citation: Wis. Admin. Code §§ Med 24.02, 24.03; Wis. Stat. § 440.01(1)(hm)

Does Wisconsin require telehealth consent?

Before giving treatment recommendations through a website, a physician must meet Wisconsin's general informed-consent requirements, disclose their name and contact information, and document an evaluation.

• Consent required

Citation: Wis. Admin. Code § Med 24.07; Wis. Stat. § 448.30

What limits does Wisconsin put on prescribing by telehealth?

Treatment recommendations, including prescriptions, based only on a static electronic questionnaire do not meet minimally competent practice. A documented evaluation with history and any needed exam and tests is required.

• Questionnaire-only prescribing is prohibited

Citation: Wis. Admin. Code § Med 24.07

Does Wisconsin require its own controlled-substance registration?

Do private payers in Wisconsin have to cover telehealth?

• No private-payer telehealth coverage law
• No payment parity law

How does Wisconsin treat the corporate practice of medicine?