Coronavirus and Telepsychiatry

Telepsychiatry Resources

FPS' Telepsychiatry Resources

General Information about Telehealth in Florida, and toolkits to help guide your telemedicine practice. Click here!

Telepsychiatry Toolkits

APA's Telepsychiatry Toolkit

If you have additional questions, please contact the Practice Management Help Line.

PRMS Telepsychiatry Checklist - with updates to reflect several governmental changes

Telepsychiatry and COVID-19: What We Do and Do Not Know - Presentation

AMA quick guide to telemedicine in practice

AMA: Working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic - what physicians need to know (includes cyber security information)

CMS info on Medicare telehealth requirements, as well as billable CPT codes.

General Provider Telehealth and Telemedicine Tool Kit

Telemedicine: A Practical Guide for Incorporation into your Practice

Florida Legislation

To see information about Executive and Emergency Orders that expand telehealth during COVID, please visit our Florida COVID page.

Federal Information from the Start of the Pandemic

Trump Expands Telehealth Benefits for Medicare Beneficiaries During COVID-19 Outbreak - 3/17/20

MEDICARE TELEMEDICINE HEALTH CARE PROVIDER FACT SHEET - 3/17/20

Medicare Telehealth Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)- 3/17/20

HHS Office for Civil Rights - Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth remote communications during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency - 3/19/20

Financial Support

As part of the CARES Act, the FCC has created two programs to support telehealth services: The COVID-19 Telehealth Program, and the Connected Care Pilot Program.

FCC received additional funding and is offering a second round of funding for this program. The Round 2 Application Filing Window will open at 12:00pm, ET, on Thursday, April 29, 2021 and will close at 12:00pm, ET, on Thursday, May 6, 2021. Round 1 applicants that were not funded will need to submit a new application.

For additional information on Round 2, please refer to the FCC Telehealth Program page or the Universal Service Administrative Company’s website.