NBCC Training Newsletter #3 HHS Rules

Hello Class,

We hope all is well. Linked below is another installment of our Newsletter/Research Update that you will continue to receive on a regular basis. Prior communications will be added, for students who are joining the class every day, and may have missed out.

On May 9, 2023 HHS updated the rules to telemental healthcare delivery. Practitioners have been waiting for adjustments to the COVID emergency rules that have been in place for the past 2 years, To save you time and energy we will summarize below and provide the reference so you can see for yourself. We will also include this information in the reference sections of the training class, so that you can return and review whenever you want.

Changes to be made permanent:

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) can serve as a distant site provider for behavioral/mental telehealth services
Medicare patients can receive telehealth services for behavioral/mental health care in their home
There are no geographic restrictions for originating site for behavioral/mental telehealth services
Behavioral/mental telehealth services can be delivered using audio-only communication platforms
Rural Emergency Hospitals (REHs) are eligible originating sites for telehealth

Changes to continue until Dec. 31, 2024:

FQHCs and RHCs can serve as a distant site provider for non-behavioral/mental telehealth services
Medicare patients can receive telehealth services in their home
There are no geographic restrictions for originating site for non-behavioral/mental telehealth services
Some non-behavioral/mental telehealth services can be delivered using audio-only communication platforms
An in-person visit within six months of an initial behavioral/mental telehealth service, and annually thereafter, is not required
Telehealth services can be provided by all eligible Medicare providers

Reference :https://telehealth.hhs.gov/providers/telehealth-policy/policy-changes-after-the-covid-19-public-health-emergency

We will keep up with any further changes from HHS so that you don’t have to.

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