Practice guidelines for telemedicine were announced on March 25, 2020. These guidelines finally clarify India's position on the legality of teleconsultation. It is now legal to offer teleconsultation by a doctor to a patient residing in any part of India, in accordance with the requirements of the Telemedicine Guidelines. In fact, telemedicine guidelines specifically allow physicians to provide teleconsultation for prescribing medications, providing advice, and providing health education. A doctor may use any digital mode (text/audio/video) for patient consultation, for example telephone, mobile or landline phones, chat platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, etc., other mobile apps or internet-based digital platforms for telemedicine or data. transmission systems such as Skype/email/fax, etc. Telemedicine practice guidelines do not prohibit social media for consultation. This was a strategic move by the Indian government to reach the last person in a remote village who could provide care. The user-friendly ecosystem and widespread use of social media have made this step necessary to reach the general public.

The publication of the Telemedicine Guidelines marks the beginning of a new era in the practice of modern medicine. The law has finally caught up with the reality and necessity of modern times.
The telemedicine guidelines enable physicians to confidently offer teleconsultation through any medium (such as email, phone call, message, fax, WhatsApp, other mobile and computer applications such as Skype, Google Hangouts, etc.) to the patients. At the same time, they protect the interests of patients by requiring doctors to identify themselves before consultations, making their registration number known, offering patients the same standard of care as during a personal consultation and limiting the number of medications that can be prescribed via teleconsultation. Indians will now be able to enjoy access to quality healthcare remotely, and doctors will be able to extend their services to many more patients in need.

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