California Telehealth Law

Many therapists are eager to engage in telehealth, while others are more reluctant. Those therapists who are reluctant to get into telehealth may not know that even a single phone session makes them telehealth providers under California law. In this course, we review California's definition of telehealth, its regulations for telehealth providers, and how providers can best inform clients about appropriate uses of telehealth and technology in the therapy process. Topics include interstate practice and crisis intervention.

This course is intended for California BBS licensees and registrants. Rules for other states and license types may differ.

1 hour CE. Recorded video format (recorded from a live webinar, November 2019)

ESTIMATED COURSE LENGTH: 1 hours (use duration added above)

CE CREDITS: 1.00 continuing education/contact hours for social workers, psychologists, counselors, and marriage and family therapists

TARGET AUDIENCE: Mental Health Practitioners

LEVEL OF INSTRUCTION: Intermediate

PREREQUISITE(S): None

INSTRUCTIONAL METHOD: Recorded video format (non-interactive)

ACCESSIBILITY ACCOMMODATIONS: Closed captioning of audio components. In order to request further accessibility accommodations, please email support@psychhub.com.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS: To obtain your CE certificate, learners must complete a pre-test (not scored), progress through all course segments, complete a participant evaluation, and obtain a score of 80% or higher on a post-test. Learners are expected to complete the quiz within 3 attempts. If unable to do so, the learner will need to re-review the course segments.

FINANCIAL/COMMERCIAL SUPPORT STATEMENT: This course has no commercial support.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST:  This course has no potential conflict of interest or outside commercial support. Psych Hub's conflict of interest statement is found in the footer of the training center.

GRIEVANCE AND REFUND POLICIES: Grievance and refund policies are found in the footer of the training center.

PARTICIPATION COSTS:  The cost to participate in this CE activity is included in the subscription registration fee.

COURSE CREATION DATE:  12/11/2019

 

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the three key elements of California's legal definition of telehealth
• List at least three tasks required of master's-level therapists in California at the initiation of telehealth
• List at least three tasks required of master's-level therapists in California at every telehealth session

1. Defining Telehealth
   1. California Telemedicine Act
2. Interstate practice
   1. Where does therapy happen?
   2. Rules for practice outside of CA
3. California BBS regulations
   1. At the beginning of telehealth services
   2. At every telehealth session
4. Best practices
1. Available best practices documents
2. Common guidance

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Included resources

• Best Practices for Telehealth and Additional Resources