Regulator guidance

Guidelines: Telehealth consultations with patients

Medical Board of Australia. Guideline, Australia-wide.

Version: Effective 1 September 2023
Last read: 24 September 2026

The Medical Board's guidelines on consulting with patients by video or telephone, including prescribing for a patient the practitioner has never consulted in real time. The cosmetic guidelines refer to them.

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