As the DEA prepares to unveil new regulations for the telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, many are eager to see how these changes may reshape the policy landscape for telemedicine delivery of care. With this in mind, the following provides a timeline of how we arrived at this juncture and what may lie ahead on the policy horizon.
CCHP’s 2024 roundup of state approved legislation, which includes a detailed listing of all bills by topic area and state, is now available.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released their final Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CY 2025. The PFS are the policies that the agency will be implementing for Medicare beginning on January 1, 2025, unless otherwise noted. This is the typical vehicle utilized by CMS to make administrative changes to telehealth policy in the Medicare program. This fact sheet reviews the telehealth related items that CMS has decided to finalize for CY 2025.
This fact sheet provides state examples, updated licensure policy and compact numbers, and a state chart documenting states that have implemented out-of-state provider policies within the following three categories: Limited Licensure Exceptions, Telehealth License/Registration Processes, an Interstate Licensure Compacts.
This factsheet reviews the Proposed Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) for CY 2025 as it pertains to telehealth.
