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6/10/21  3:13 pm
Commenter: Kristina Turner Intercept Health

Telehealth for Behavioral Therapy
 

Please provide clarity to the licensure requirement for unlicensed staff.

 

"Providers must meet state licensure, registration or certification requirements per their regulatory board with the Virginia Department of Health Professions to provide services residents via telemedicine. Providers shall contact DMAS Provider Enrollment (888-829-5373) or the Medicaid MCOs networks for more information."

 

LBAs/LABAs are licensed by the Board of Medicine, and that includes supervision of unlicensed staff. My question was specific to the ability of those unlicensed staff to provide telehealth services after the state of emergency is lifted. It was a question that came up early in the Covid flexibilities and were told that yes, they were – just want to be sure of the process going forward.

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