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      H.B. No. 1700         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.       ______________________________ ______________________________      President of the Senate Speaker of the House                   I certify that H.B. No. 1700 was passed by the House on April   17, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 144, Nays 1, 2 present, not   voting.     ______________________________   Chief Clerk of the House                 I certify that H.B. No. 1700 was passed by the Senate on May   21, 2025, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.     ______________________________   Secretary of the Senate       APPROVED:  _____________________                      Date                           _____________________                    Governor