OCR announces the expiration of COVID-19 HIPAA enforcement discretion and transition period for telehealth.
Telehealth
Providers of substance use disorder and mental health services have worked rapidly to make sure their patients have access to the care they need during the COVID-19 pandemic and after, including by offering more services through telehealth. As part of this rapid transition, both clients and providers express concerns about maintaining patient privacy in virtual visits. The resources in this section contain steps for patients and providers to protect client privacy.
Telehealth resources
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) guidance explaining how the HIPAA Rules permit health care providers and plans to offer audio telehealth while protecting the privacy and security of protected health information.
Resource developed by the CoE-PHI to inform Part 2 programs that it is permissible to sign consent form signatures remotely, including with e-signatures.