By: Fairly, et al. (Senate Sponsor - Sparks) H.B. No. 1700          (In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2025;   April 23, 2025, read first time and referred to Committee on Health &   Human Services; May 19, 2025, reported favorably by the following   vote:  Yeas 7, Nays 0; May 19, 2025, sent to printer.)Click here to see the committee vote     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT     relating to certain records of a health professional providing a   telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or   telehealth service.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 111.004, Occupations Code, is amended by   adding Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows:          (c)  Each agency with regulatory authority over a health   professional providing a telemedicine medical service,   teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service shall adopt   rules necessary to standardize formats for and retention of records   related to a patient's consent to:                (1)  treatment;                (2)  data collection; and                (3)  data sharing.          (d)  Rules adopted under Subsection (c) must:                (1)  as applicable, address the specific consent   documentation required for:                      (A)  telemedicine medical services;                      (B)  teledentistry dental services; or                      (C)  telehealth services; and                (2)  include provisions, based on the appropriate   standard of care, for consent documentation in an audio-only   format.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.     * * * * *