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Update on New Jersey Telemedicine Licensure Court Case

In the January 23, 2024 edition of CCHP’s In Focus, we reported on a lawsuit filed late last year in the US District Court for New Jersey. The plaintiffs in Shannon MacDonald, MD, et al v. Otto Sabando claimed that New Jersey’s licensure restrictions on the use of telehealth are unconstitutional. Licensure of medical professionals, in this case physicians, is within the jurisdiction of states to decide and regulate. However, the MacDonald v. Sabando case is making the argument that New Jersey’s licensure laws violate the US Constitution as they infringe on basic civil rights everyone has and therefore should be struck down.

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