DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2025 Issue 10 (October)

Review the limits of Medicare’s telehealth exceptions

Question: I know we can have audio-only telehealth visits for patients who are being treated for behavioral and mental health conditions after the telehealth waivers expire. Also, Medicare plans to permanently change direct supervision rules to allow doctors to be “immediately available” through a virtual connection. Does that mean a physician, such as a psychiatrist, could meet the “immediately available” requirement for a mental health or substance abuse encounter, if they’re available by phone?

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