Telepsychiatry

NOTE: On this page, we are pleased to share some of our telepsychiatry expertise with those psychiatrists that we do not insure.  If you are not insured through PRMS, please do not rely on this information as more than one company’s risk management thoughts.  Nothing presented here is legal advice.  You should check with your own risk managers. 

UPDATES:

Federal telemedicine flexibilities for prescribing controlled substances (waiving the in-person visit requirement and waiving the requirement for a DEA registration in the patient’s state if different from the prescriber’s state) continue to be waived through December 31, 2024. For additional information, see information from the APA.

BUT… states may have their own requirements for in-person visits that are separate from federal law and may be back in effect now.

The COVID public health emergency ended on May 11, 2023.

IF YOU ARE INSURED THROUGH PRMS, CLICK HERE TO ACCESS MORE COMPREHENSIVE RESOURCES.

RESOURCES

• Telepsychiatry Checklist (updated 7/22)
• Five Things to Know About the Ryan Haight Act (7/21)
• Preparing For What's Next - To Do List (updated 7/21)
• Seeing Patients in Your Office (8/21)
• Telepsychiatry: Keeping Up With Your Regulators' Waivers (2/21)
• Prescribing Controlled Substances and HIPAA Impact Chart 

TEXTBOOKS WITH CHAPTERS WRITTEN BY PRMS RISK MANAGERS:

1. Mental Health Practice in a Digital World: A Clinicians Guide, 2015, edited by Dewan et al
   Chapter 8:  An Overview of Practicing High Quality Telepsychiatry (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: Springer, https://www.springer.com, 212 460 1500
   ISBN 978-3-319-14109-1

2. Psychoanalysis Online 2: Impact of Technology on Development, Training, and Therapy, 2015, edited by Scharff
   Chapter 8:  Legal Aspects of Teleanalyisis in the United States (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: Karnac, https://www.karnacbooks.com/
   ISBN 978-1-78220-321-6

3. Malpractice and Liability in Psychiatry, 2022, edited by Ash et al
   Chapter 4. Professional Liability Insurance (Vanderpool)
   Chapter 6. Do’s and Don’ts After an Adverse Event (Cash)
   Publisher: Springer, https://www.springer.com, 212 460 1500
   ISBN 978-3-030-91974-0

4. The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Suicide Risk Assessment and Management, Third Edition, 2020, edited by Gold and Frierson
   Chapter 27. Suicide Risk Management: Mitigating Professional Liability (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: APPI, https://www.appi.org, 800-368-5777
   ISBN 978-1-61537-223-2

5. The American Psychiatric Association Publishing Textbook of Forensic Psychiatry, Third Edition, 2018, edited by Gold and Frierson
   Chapter 12. Professional Liability in Psychiatric Practice (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: APPI, https://www.appi.org, 800-368-5777
   ISBN 978-1-61537-067-2

6. Gun Violence and Mental Illness, 2015, edited by Gold and Simon
   Chapter 13:  Relief from Disabilities: Firearm Rights Restoration for Persons Under Mental Health Prohibitions (Vanderpool and Gold)
   Publisher: APPI, https://www.appi.org, 800-368-5777
   ISBN 978-1-58562-498-0

7. Oxford Textbook of Correctional Psychiatry, 2015, edited by Trestman et al
   Chapter 61: Forensic Issues (Vanderpool and Roskes)
   Publisher: Oxford University Press, http://oxfordmedicine.com/, 800-624-0153
   ISBN 978-0-19936-057-4

8. Clinical Guide to Mental Disability Evaluations, 2013, edited by Gold and Vanderpool
   Chapter 2:  Legal and Ethical Issues in Providing Mental Health Disability Evaluations (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: Springer, https://www.springer.com, 212 460 1500
   ISBN 978-1-4614-5447-2

9. Ethical Issues in Forensic Psychiatry: Minimizing Harm, 2011, edited by Sadoff
   Chapter 13:  Risks of Harm to the Forensic Expert:  The Legal Perspective (Vanderpool)
   Publisher: Wiley, https://www.wiley.com
   ISBN 978-0-470-67013-2