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OMHSAS Telehealth Questions and Answers

Behavioral Health Telehealth questions received by OMHSAS with answers and clarification

10/18/2022
During the OMHSAS stakeholder webinar on 10/18/2022, a presentation was given regarding questions OMHSAS received regarding telehealth (with topics such as HIPAA, documentation of consent, verification of service encounter, distance exception clarification, ) in addition to when suspensio...

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