Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Policies and Regulations

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) does not currently have laws on telehealth overall but does define “teledentristry” in law.

CNMI defines “teledentistry” as the delivery of dental health care and patient consultation through the use of telehealth systems and technologies, including live, two-way interactions between a patient and a dentist licensed in the CNMI using audiovisual telecommunications technology, or the secure transmission of electronic health records and medical data to a dentist licensed in the CNMI to facilitate evaluation and treatment of the patient outside of a real-time or in-person interaction. Prior to engaging the use of teledentistry, a dentist must demonstrate to the Board that 1) there is limited access to dentistry services in the intended community; and 2) must enter a written collaborative agreement with each dental therapist who will be performing services under the dentist’s direct supervision using teledentistry.