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The Board of Certification (BOC) wishes to alert state regulators to a recent legal development that could impact telehealth licensure policies nationwide.<\/p>\n
On May 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a constitutional challenge to New Jersey\u2019s telehealth licensure law in the case of MacDonald v. Sabando<\/em> (formerly MacDonald v. NJ Medical Board<\/em>). The case was brought by two out-of-state physicians who sought to provide telehealth services to New Jersey residents without obtaining a state license.<\/p>\n The plaintiffs, based in Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, had treated patients in person who later returned to New Jersey and sought continued care remotely. They claimed that New Jersey\u2019s licensure statute (NJ Rev Stat \u00a7 45:9-6) violated the U.S. Constitution on multiple grounds:<\/p>\n The court decisively rejected all arguments, holding that:<\/p>\n This ruling reinforces states\u2019 authority to regulate medical practice within their borders, including the requirement that telehealth providers be appropriately licensed in the state where the patient is located.<\/p>\n BOC encourages regulators to review their licensure frameworks in light of this decision and remain vigilant as telehealth law continues to evolve.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Board of Certification (BOC) wishes to alert state regulators to a recent legal development that could impact telehealth licensure policies nationwide. On May 12, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey dismissed a constitutional challenge… \n
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