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An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy
This study conducted a scan of telehealth occupational therapy and physical therapy state laws and regulations. The laws and regulations were analyzed to determine the potential effect they could have on occupational therapists’ and physical therapists’ utilization of telehealth. The results indicat...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25945218 http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/IJT.2014.6141 |
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description | This study conducted a scan of telehealth occupational therapy and physical therapy state laws and regulations. The laws and regulations were analyzed to determine the potential effect they could have on occupational therapists’ and physical therapists’ utilization of telehealth. The results indicate that the majority of occupational therapy and physical therapy boards are silent on telehealth. A handful of physical therapy laws and regulations address “consultation by means of telecommunication,” but do not provide any guidance for practitioners seeking to provide direct telehealth-delivered services to patients. Of the few states that do provide guidance, policy had the potential to provide clarity or inhibit adoption. The findings suggest that as state boards consider crafting telehealth regulations, they should do so in a manner that facilitates, rather than hampers adoption, while upholding their providers to a high standard of care. |
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spelling | pubmed-43529912015-05-05 An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy Calouro, Christine Kwong, Mei Wa Gutierrez, Mario Int J Telerehabil Articles This study conducted a scan of telehealth occupational therapy and physical therapy state laws and regulations. The laws and regulations were analyzed to determine the potential effect they could have on occupational therapists’ and physical therapists’ utilization of telehealth. The results indicate that the majority of occupational therapy and physical therapy boards are silent on telehealth. A handful of physical therapy laws and regulations address “consultation by means of telecommunication,” but do not provide any guidance for practitioners seeking to provide direct telehealth-delivered services to patients. Of the few states that do provide guidance, policy had the potential to provide clarity or inhibit adoption. The findings suggest that as state boards consider crafting telehealth regulations, they should do so in a manner that facilitates, rather than hampers adoption, while upholding their providers to a high standard of care. University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2014-09-03 /pmc/articles/PMC4352991/ /pubmed/25945218 http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/IJT.2014.6141 Text en This work is licensed by the author(s) under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License. |
spellingShingle | Articles Calouro, Christine Kwong, Mei Wa Gutierrez, Mario An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title | An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title_full | An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title_fullStr | An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title_full_unstemmed | An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title_short | An Analysis Of State Telehealth Laws And Regulations For Occupational Therapy And Physical Therapy |
title_sort | analysis of state telehealth laws and regulations for occupational therapy and physical therapy |
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url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4352991/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25945218 http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/IJT.2014.6141 |
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