062-7 Wyo. Code R. §§ 7-9 - Telehealth

(a) For purposes of these rules, "telehealth" means the use of electronic communications to provide and deliver a host of health-related information and health care services including, but not limited to, physical therapy related information and services across any distance. Telehealth further includes health care and promotion activities including, but not limited to, education, advice, reminders, interventions, and monitoring interventions.

(b) Physical therapists may use telehealth technology to deliver services to clients.

(i) Services are deemed delivered where the patient is located. A patient located in Wyoming may only receive telehealth services from a physical therapist who possesses a current Wyoming license.

(ii) Physical therapy assistants may use telehealth technology to deliver services to patients in Wyoming under the supervision of a physical therapist who possesses a current Wyoming license.

(c) Nothing in this section modifies or supersedes the requirements of Chapter 4 of these rules or Chapter 7, Section 1 of these rules.

(i) Telehealth services shall be equivalent in quality to services delivered in person.

(ii) A licensee may not use new or different evaluative or intervention means solely because the licensee is providing physical therapy services through telehealth technology.

(d) When providing telehealth services, a licensee shall have documented procedures in place to address:

(i) Remote medical or clinical emergencies at the patient's location; and

(ii) How a licensee shall ensure that the patient is receiving services that are equivalent in quality to services delivered in person, including a technical description of the services.

(e) A licensee who provides telehealth services shall ensure that the privacy and confidentiality of the patient's health information is maintained during and following the provision of telehealth services, including compliance with HIPAA and other relevant federal and state law that applies to patient health information.

(f) Licensees shall ensure that patients have provided informed consent to the use of telehealth technology.

(i) Licensees shall disclose the risks of potential technology failures, including the potential loss of medical records or other information, and patients must provide their informed consent to these risks.

(ii) If applicable, licensees shall disclose that they may photograph, record, videotape, and store records of the services electronically, and patients must provide their informed consent to these actions.

(iii) Patients may provide their informed consent to these risks or actions through verbal or written agreement, including by email.

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062-7 Wyo. Code R. §§ 7-9

Adopted, Eff. 4/7/2022.