The bill would let a college-employed mental health provider serve certain students by telehealth while the student is in a state other than the provider’s primary state. The provider must hold a valid, unrestricted license or other authorization in the state where the college is located and must not be barred from practicing in the student’s state. The provider must verify the student’s identity, record the student’s acknowledgment of telehealth services, and have more than one way to contact the student if technology fails. State rules that prohibit specific services or ways of providing them would still apply. The bill also says malpractice insurance must treat these services as provided in the provider’s primary state.
A student registered at the college, or who attended its courses within the previous three months, could receive telehealth services from a provider employed by that college while located in another state. New provider-student relationships must meet additional acknowledgment or real-time communication requirements.
The bill does not specify expenses or funding.
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