Our colleagues Amy F. Lerman, Francesca R. Ozinal, and team have released the 2019 update to Epstein Becker Green’s Telemental Health Laws survey.
Available as a complimentary app for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices, the survey covers state telehealth laws, regulations, and policies within mental health.
For more about the survey findings, visit “Epstein Becker Green Finds Telehealth Services Are Increasingly Accessible to Mental Health Professionals Despite Legislative Barriers.”
Also see the "Telemental Health Laws: Overview" for more about the ...
The calls for utilizing telemedicine in battling the opioid crises in the U.S. are growing louder. On January 30, 2018, Senators Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska), sent a letter to Robert W. Patterson, the Acting Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), urging the agency to promulgate regulations that would allow healthcare providers to prescribe medication-assisted treatments via telemedicine for persons with opioid dependence disorder.
The letter specifically addresses the Ryan Haight Online ...
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