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- [Texas](/states#texas)
- [Louisiana](/states#louisiana)
- [Mississippi](/states#mississippi)
- [Alabama](/states#alabama)
- [Florida](/states#florida)
[Storm continuity](/storm-continuity) [Prescribing rules](/controlled-prescriptions)
# One coast, five states. Gulf Telehealth, in motion.
A reading guide to state rules and keeping care going.
## The question moves when we do
Same doctor. Same appointment time. Different state. It's easy to miss that last part when we're trying to keep life moving.
We follow Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida. For remote care, where you're sitting matters. HHS says professionals must meet [licensing requirements where they are and where you are](https://telehealth.hhs.gov/licensure/getting-started-licensure).
Your address back home doesn't answer that question. Neither does being just over the state line. We look at permission to practice, prescribing rules and keeping care going as separate pieces.
That gives us a way through a changing plan: find the state where the visit will happen, then check what that means for the visit and the next follow-up.
Rules as of October 2026. General information, not medical or legal advice.
## Five states, five checks
Each chapter asks where you are, what permission the doctor needs and what changes after a move. We focus on physicians here. Other health professions have their own rules.
### [Texas](/states#texas)
A Texas license generally comes first. How the visit happens matters too.
### [Louisiana](/states#louisiana)
A medical license and a telemedicine permit aren't the same thing.
### [Mississippi](/states#mississippi)
Even a short stay brings the location question back.
### [Alabama](/states#alabama)
There are limited exceptions. A short trip doesn't prove one fits.
### [Florida](/states#florida)
Out-of-state telehealth registration has limits worth knowing.
The chapters link to each state's sources. They're a place to understand the rules, not confirmation that your visit or prescription can go ahead.
## The coast stays put. The plan may move.
Imagine leaving Louisiana, stopping in Mississippi and staying with relatives in Alabama. That's the made-up journey we follow in our storm feature. There's no patient story or promised outcome behind it.
At each stop, we check the same pieces again: the doctor's permission to practice, prescribing conditions and where follow-up can happen. One answer won't cover the whole trip.
There’s a practical snag too. CDC warns that [pharmacies may close during and after a hurricane](https://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/psa-toolkit/hurricanes-and-prescription-medications.html). Getting through a video visit and getting medicine are different problems.
[Follow the hypothetical evacuation](/storm-continuity)
### A line on the map
A temporary stay still deserves a location check. We explain why home isn't the whole answer.
[Read about crossing state lines](/state-lines)
### A separate prescribing check
The federal extension has an end date. State prescribing rules still apply alongside it.
[Read the controlled-prescription rules](/controlled-prescriptions)
We follow this coast in a guide; we don’t provide care, fill prescriptions or sell anything.
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