Calouro Christine, Kwong Mei Wa, Gutierrez Mario
Center For Connected Health Policy, Sacramento, California, USA.
Int J Telerehabil. 2014 Sep 3;6(1):17-23. doi: 10.5195/IJT.2014.6141. eCollection 2014 Spring.
This study conducted a scan of telehealth occupational therapy and physical therapy state laws and regulations. The laws and regulations were analyzed to determine the potential effect they could have on occupational therapists' and physical therapists' utilization of telehealth. The results indicate that the majority of occupational therapy and physical therapy boards are silent on telehealth. A handful of physical therapy laws and regulations address "consultation by means of telecommunication," but do not provide any guidance for practitioners seeking to provide direct telehealth-delivered services to patients. Of the few states that do provide guidance, policy had the potential to provide clarity or inhibit adoption. The findings suggest that as state boards consider crafting telehealth regulations, they should do so in a manner that facilitates, rather than hampers adoption, while upholding their providers to a high standard of care.
本研究对远程医疗职业治疗和物理治疗的州法律法规进行了审视。对这些法律法规进行分析，以确定它们可能对职业治疗师和物理治疗师使用远程医疗产生的潜在影响。结果表明，大多数职业治疗和物理治疗委员会对远程医疗未作规定。少数物理治疗法律法规涉及“通过电信进行咨询”，但未为寻求向患者直接提供远程医疗服务的从业者提供任何指导。在少数提供指导的州中，政策有可能提供明确性或抑制采用。研究结果表明，当州委员会考虑制定远程医疗法规时，应以促进而非阻碍采用的方式进行，同时要求其从业者保持高标准的护理。
