Telehealth is considered to be rendered at the physical location of the patient, and therefore a provider typically needs to be licensed in the patient’s state. When the public health emergency (PHE) was declared in March of 2020, most states, followed the federal exceptions under the 1135 CARES Act waivers, allowing, an out-of-state provider to render services via telemedicine in a state where they are not located, or allow a clinician to provide services via telehealth in a state if certain conditions are met. However, as of summer 2021, 80 percent of the states implemented telehealth pandemic workarounds. Because these laws were issued under state emergency declarations, they were never meant to be permanent. During the next live edition of Ten Tuesday, healthcare consultant, Terry Fletcher will report on some updates to state rules and what physicians need to do to make sure they are compliant.
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