Amend CSHB 2017 as follows: (1) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.0215(c), Government Code (senate committee report, page 1, line 30), after the period, insert "The commission may not require that a service be provided to a patient through telemedicine when the service can reasonably be provided by a physician through a face-to-face consultation with the patient in the community in which the patient resides or works. This subsection does not prohibit the authorization of the provision of any service to a patient through telemedicine at the patient's request.". (2) In SECTION 1 of the bill, in proposed Section 531.0215, Government Code (senate committee report, page 1, between lines 30 and 31), insert the following new Subsection (d) and renumber current Subsection (d) as (e): (d) Subject to Section 5.11, Medical Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), the commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. (3) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber existing SECTIONS of the bill accordingly: SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Medical Practice Act (Article 4495b, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), is amended by adding Section 5.11 to read as follows: Sec. 5.11. RULES REGARDING TELEMEDICINE SERVICES. The board, in consultation with the Health and Human Services Commission and the commissioner of insurance, may adopt rules as necessary to: (1) ensure that appropriate care is provided to patients who receive services that are provided through telemedicine; and (2) prevent abuse and fraud in the use of telemedicine services, including rules relating to filing of claims and records required to be maintained in relation to telemedicine.