a new Texas law may lead more schools to set up nurse's offices equipped to handle remote doctor visits. The program could save parents time and money. According to The Texas Tribune, the remote visits could begin at school nurses’ offices as soon as September 1st. Doctors will be able to communicate with children via a sophisticated form of video chat. However, the visits will only be available to children enrolled in Medicaid. The law’s advocates insists children shouldn’t have to miss school to get routine health care. Another benefit: Parents won’t have to take off work to shuttle kids to the doctor.
Modern technology allows a remote doctor to get high-quality, instantaneous information about patients. Critics worry that expanding remote doctor visits into schools could lead to more doctors practicing medicine inappropriately on children.