Table 4.

Determining responsibility for obtaining a patient’s informed consent

Scenario	Responsibility for obtaining consent
A patient may be referred specifically for teledermatology	Referrer obtains consent to share information and for teledermatology Dermatologist does not need to obtain further informed consent to participate in telehealth consultation
A dermatologist may offer to substitute a proportion of in‐person visits with teledermatology visits during an episode of care	Dermatologist
A dermatologist may receive a referral, and offer the patient the choice of teledermatology	Dermatologist
Consultation between a dermatologist and a managing clinician to provide advice on a non‐referred patient	Managing clinician (to share health information)
Triage of a referred/non‐referred patient, typically using store‐and‐forward	Referrer/Managing clinician (to share health information)