Episode 509: Medicare's Telehealth In-Person Visit Requirements: What You Need to Know

Welcome solo and group practice owners! We are Liath Dalton and Evan Dumas, your co-hosts of Group Practice Tech.

In our latest episode, we’re dispelling myths about the upcoming in-person visit requirements for Medicare clients. 

We discuss:

• The uncertainty in our current regulatory landscape
• What the in-person visit requirements mean for Medicare clients (and what they don’t mean)
• Exceptions to the requirements for in-person visits
• Compliance and documentation for these requirements, in the event of a Medicare audit
• Steps to take as a therapy practice owner to be prepared for these requirements and communicate them to staff and clients

Listen here: https://personcenteredtech.com/group/podcast/

For more, visit our website.

Resources

• NB: After recording this podcast episode, the House voted to pass the government funding bill, which includes the extension of the in-person requirement waiver through to September 30, 2025 -- now, we wait to see if the bill passes in the Senate, and if the final version includes the extension
• From the American Psychological Association: The telehealth waiver: What psychologists need to know
• From JD SUPRA: Important Updates on Telehealth Coverage for Medicare Providers

PCT Resources

• Relevant CE Training. **New** Live & Recorded: Navigating Legal-Ethical Cross-Jurisdictional Teletherapy Practice in 2025: A Guide for Mental Health Professionals -- 2 Legal-Ethical CE credit hours. Live webinar presentation on March 28th.
  • This 2-hour law & ethics seminar presents an updated review of how to legally and ethically navigate cross-jurisdictional teletherapy practice in 2025.
• PCT's Clinical Staff Teletherapy Training
• PCT's Teletherapy Director and Supervisor Training for Group Practices
• PCT's Teletherapy Manuals and Forms for Group Practices
• Group Practice Care Premium
  • weekly (live & recorded) direct support & consultation service, Group Practice Office Hours -- including monthly session with therapist attorney Eric Ström, JD PhD LMHC
  • + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Bring Your Own Device training + access to Device Security Center with step-by-step device-specific tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting all personally owned & practice-provided devices (for *all* team members at no per-person cost)
  • + assignable staff HIPAA Security Awareness: Remote Workspaces training for all team members + access to Remote Workspace Center with step-by-step tutorials & registration forms for securing and documenting Remote Workspaces (for *all* team members at no per-person cost) + more
• For Solo Practitioners: PCT's Telemental Health Certificate Program