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Senate orders third reading of bill allowing telehealth visits to be recorded with consent
Summary
The Vermont Senate ordered third reading of H84, which would allow telehealth and audio‑only appointments to be recorded with both patient and provider consent; supporters said recordings will reduce administrative burden and help create visit summaries, while senators pressed for clarity on retention and subpoena rules.
The Vermont Senate on April 1 advanced H84, a bill that would permit telehealth and audio‑only health appointments to be recorded when both the patient and provider consent. Senator Gulick, reporting for the Committee on Health and Welfare, said the measure would allow providers to use recordings to produce summaries and reduce the burden of manual note‑taking.
Gulick told colleagues the bill adds a single line to the chapters governing telemedicine and audio‑only services to allow recording "unless both the patient and the provider consent to the recording." She cited committee testimony and a committee vote…
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