ABSTRACT
Telemedicine is a standard treatment for medical practices, recognised by the WHO. As, the practice of telemedicine is to transmit data electronically, the legitimacy of the operation of telemedicine is binding on many of the laws of the appropriate country. In India, the use of telemedicine is governed by many Acts or Rules, including Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 and Drugs and Cosmetics Rules, 1945, Telemedicine Practice Guideline 202, Indian Medical Council Act, 1956 and laws of the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Rthics, and Confidentiality), 2002, Information Technology Act, 2000, Information Technology Rules 2021 (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code), Telemedicine Practice Guidelines and Standards, 2020 and the Clinical Establishment Act, 2010 for registration. Information is kept confidential, with regard to data confidentiality and data transfer associated with data storage, data retrieval, personal data sharing between health professionals, health professional certification. The USA imposed a regulation of telemedicine under Sections 822 and 831 (h) (1) of Article 21, whereas the EU directs the provisions of Article 3 (1) (a) of Directive 2005/36/EC medicine and health care with the involvement of healthcare professional. A control breach was provided to prosecute a criminal case for negligence in telemedicine. This chapter discusses the control of telemedicine performance.
