January 7, 2025
Telehealth Policy Update
Recent legislation authorized an extension of many of the Medicare telehealth flexibilities. This includes:
- Waiving geographic and originating site requirements through March 31, 2025,
- Expanding practitioners eligible to furnish telehealth services through March 31, 2025,
- Allowing Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics to serve as distant site providers through March 31, 2025,
- Delaying in-person requirements for tele-mental health services through April 1, 2025, and
- Allowing audio-only telehealth through March 31, 2025.
Other recent updates include Medicare telehealth policies in the Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule and a temporary extension for prescribing controlled substances via telehealth.
Click Here to see legislation
Click Here to see Calendar Year 2025 Physician Fee Schedule
Click Here to see temporary extension for prescribing controlled substances via telehealth