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100.001 Patient Transfers of Women in Labor

100.001

Patient Transfers of Women in Labor: The Texas Medical Association continues to seek repeal and/or modification of federal regulations to allow for transfer of women in labor when medically indicated, and immunity from professional liability prosecution for physicians who meet state or federal government determined legal standards of care (Res. 27DD, p207, A-90; amended CHSO Rep. 1-A-16).

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October 07, 2016

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Texas Medicine continues its coverage of COVID-19, looking to what lies ahead for physicians who adopted telemedicine during the pandemic thanks largely to more flexible regulations and payment policies that made the technology transition possible. Those same physicians may continue to rely on telemedicine as they reopen their practices to an influx of patients with neglected health conditions as resources pour into fighting the pandemic and scared patients chose not to come to their doctors’ offices. 

 

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