Course Description

The Telehealth Regulations course is designed to provide an introductory overview of telehealth industry regulations pre- and post-COVID-19 regarding licensure requirements, patient consent, HIPAA compliance, business associate agreements, and legislative review and resources.  It is a foundation level course and is recommended to be taken prior to attempting other telehealth courses.

Course Highlights:

1. Federal and state telehealth law and regulations
2. Telehealth compliance
3. Pre- and post-COVID-19 regulations/restrictions and changes
4. Blanket waiver changes to expand telehealth
5. Telehealth priorities
6. Healthcare professional regulations for telehealth
7. Telehealth regulatory trends and considerations

Learning Objectives:

1. Define the levels of government that regulate telehealth
2. Discuss the role agencies play that drive policy and protocol that govern telehealth services coverage
3. Examine risks associated with the use of telehealth
4. Discuss the telehealth resource centers in the US
5. Discuss changes in telehealth coverage due to changes in regulations
6. Examine the complexities of regulations from state to state
7. Discuss the changes in acceptable platforms and uses with new regulations