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New Teletherapy Laws in °®¶¹´«Ã½

During the 2019 legislative session, , Laws of °®¶¹´«Ã½, which establishes standards of practice for telehealth services, including patient evaluations, record-keeping, and controlled substances prescribing. The law also authorizes out-of-state health care practitioners to perform telehealth services for patients in °®¶¹´«Ã½. Signed by the Governor on June 25, 2019, this law became effective on July 1, 2019.

Out-of-state health care practitioners must be registered with the °®¶¹´«Ã½ Department of Health to perform telehealth services for patients in °®¶¹´«Ã½. To complete the application for registration, click the link labeled "Documents" at the bottom of the . The out-of-state telehealth provider registration is for health care practitioners licensed outside of °®¶¹´«Ã½ ONLY. °®¶¹´«Ã½ licensees can already provide telehealth services to patients in °®¶¹´«Ã½ that they can treat in person.