Experts say the case has potential implications for how medical boards regulate telemedicine across the country. The Texas medical board has sought to block a lawsuit challenging restrictions on the practice of telemedicine within the state , in the latest in a long line of litigation between medical startup , Teladoc and Texas . Teladoc filed the antitrust case in April 2015 , claiming that Texas law , which requires doctors to meet with patients in person before they are eligible to receive telemedicine treatment violated antitrust laws as it restricts Teladoc 's ability to practice . Following much legal wrangling , a decision was made in December 2015 to allow the case to continue , a decision which is now being appealed at a federal level by the Texas medical board . The case is much - watched as it will likely be an indicator for other state medical boards as to how to regulate the practice of telemedicine .
The Texas medical board has sought to block a lawsuit challenging restrictions on the practice of telemedicine within the state , in the latest in a long line of litigation between medical startup , Teladoc and Texas . Teladoc filed the antitrust case in April 2015 , claiming that Texas law , which requires doctors to meet with patients in person before they are eligible to receive telemedicine treatment violated antitrust laws as it restricts Teladoc 's ability to practice . Following much legal wrangling , a decision was made in December 2015 to allow the case to continue , a decision which is now being appealed at a federal level by the Texas medical board . The case is much - watched as it will likely be an indicator for other state medical boards as to how to regulate the practice of telemedicine .