Abstract: Telemedicine is the action of making use of telecommunication technology and computer multimedia technology to provide medical service. It is a new form of medical service. Policy and law are key factors affecting the development of telemedicine. Through the introduction of related policy and legal theories together with the experience of international telemedicine, this paper analyzes the current policy of Chinese telemedicine and puts forward proposals on the policy of telemedicine development in China.

Key words: Telemedicine, development, policy, law