(a) On and after January 1, 2000, no business entity that employs, or contracts or subcontracts, directly or indirectly, with, the full-time equivalent of five or more persons...

Application for registration as an in-state or out-of-state telephone medical advice service shall be made on a form prescribed by the department, accompanied by the fee prescribed...

(a) In order to obtain and maintain a registration, in-state or out-of-state telephone medical advice services shall comply with the requirements established by the department....

(a) The department may suspend, revoke, or otherwise discipline a registrant or deny an application for registration as an in-state or out-of-state telephone medical advice service based on any...

(a) Every registration issued a telephone medical advice service shall expire 24 months after the initial date of issuance. (b) To renew an unexpired registration, the registrant...

The department may set fees for registration, as an in-state or out-of-state telephone medical advice service sufficient to pay the costs of administration of this chapter....

The department may adopt, amend, or repeal any rules and regulations that are reasonably necessary to carry out this chapter. A telephone medical advice services provider who...

(a) Nothing in this section shall limit, preclude, or otherwise interfere with the practices of other persons licensed or otherwise authorized to practice, under any other provision...

(a) The department shall conduct a study of issues pertaining to the provision of telephone medical advice services provided by registered and provisionally registered telephone...

The director shall, on or before June 30, 2000, adopt emergency regulations to implement this chapter in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing...