By: Susan St. John
Breaking News: The State Surgeon General issued Emergency Order 20-004 at approximately 6:01 p.m. on April 15, 2020. Emergency Order 20-004 extends all the provisions of Emergency Order 20-002 until May 8, 2020, unless further extended. Thus, certain practitioners licensed in other states may provide telehealth services to persons in Florida without having to register with the Department of Health. Also, Emergency Order 20-003, issued March 21, 2020, named additional clinical practitioners licensed in other states that may provide telehealth services to persons in Florida. The following professionals that hold an active, valid, and unencumbered license in another state, that are not under investigation or current discipline, and have not had their license revoked in any jurisdiction, may provide telehealth services in Florida:
MDs; DOs; PAs; APRNs; clinical social workers; marriage and family therapists; mental health counselors; and psychologists.
If you have any questions concerning the State Surgeon General’s Emergency Orders, please contact us and we will help you navigate this “new” normal. Additionally, if you are an out-of-state practitioner and would like to register to provide telehealth services even after the COVID-19 public health emergency comes to an end, we can help you navigate the registration process and can be your registered agent in Florida as required for registration. We are here to help you bring needed health care services to persons in Florida.