STAT (5/26, Cohrs) reports, “A bipartisan group of senators working on mental health policy have proposed axing a requirement that would have restricted seniors’ access to services via telehealth, they announced Thursday.” Previously, “seniors had to have visited the same” clinician “in-person within the previous six months” before accessing telehealth. While “that requirement hasn’t technically gone into effect yet because emergency regulations are still in place due to the pandemic,” once “implemented, it could dramatically limit seniors’ options for mental health services.”
Related Links:
— “Key Senate panel wants to axe in-person requirement for virtual mental health services “Rachel Cohrs, STAT, May 26, 2022