Telehealth Regulations & Best Practices

Navigate the complex telehealth regulatory landscape. Covers modalities, interstate licensure compacts, Medicare/Medicaid coverage, prescribing via telehealth, standard of care, privacy, billing, and malpractice considerations.

8 Units

Early Units (Foundation)

Building Skills

Advanced Concepts

Capstone/Synthesis

Telehealth Modalities and Regulatory Definitions

Establishes the regulatory taxonomy of telehealth modalities and explores profession-specific scope of practice boundaries under federal and state frameworks.

20 minutes

State Licensure and Interstate Practice for Telehealth

Examines state licensure requirements for telehealth, including compact state privileges, emergency flexibilities, and permanent registration pathways for interstate practice.

20 minutes

Medicare and Medicaid Telehealth Coverage Rules

Analyzes Medicare Part B telehealth coverage under Section 1834(m), PHE flexibility expirations, permanent legislative changes, and state Medicaid policy variations.

20 minutes

Prescribing Controlled Substances via Telehealth

Examines federal DEA requirements for prescribing controlled substances via telehealth under the Ryan Haight Act, COVID-19 flexibilities, proposed permanent rules, and state law variations.

20 minutes

Standard of Care in Telehealth Practice

Analyzes the legal standard of care for telehealth, including establishment of the patient relationship, appropriate use determinations, informed consent, and documentation requirements.

20 minutes

Privacy and Security Requirements for Telehealth

Examines HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance for telehealth, including platform selection criteria, encryption requirements, business associate agreements, and patient identity verification.

20 minutes

Billing and Reimbursement for Telehealth Services

Examines billing codes, modifiers, place of service designations, payment parity laws, documentation requirements, and audit risks for telehealth reimbursement across Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers.

20 minutes

Malpractice and Liability Considerations for Telehealth

Examines malpractice liability for telehealth, including standard of care application, informed consent as a defense, jurisdictional complexities, insurance coverage issues, and risk mitigation strategies.

20 minutes

Learning Progression

This course is designed to be taken sequentially. Earlier units establish foundational concepts that later units build upon. While you can explore units in any order, following the numbered sequence provides the most coherent learning experience.