Telehealth Resources for Behavioral Health
Great Lakes Region State Telehealth Resources
Upper Midwest Telehealth Resource Center: IL, IN, MI, OH
Illinois
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Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker:
Governor Pritzker Announces New Statewide Telehealth Programs, Mental Health Support Hotline, April 11, 2020
2020-19 EXECUTIVE ORDER: IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19, April 1, 2020
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Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services:
Temporary Guidelines to allow designated Assisters to assist clients telephonically during the COVID-19 emergency, April 23, 2020
Telehealth Services Expansion Prompted by COVID-19, March 20, 2020
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Illinois Department of Human Services: Substance Use Prevention & Recovery Providers - COVID-19 Blanket Exceptions, March 16, 2020
Indiana
- Indiana Governor, Eric J. Holcomb. Executive Order 20-16: Education Matters AND COVID-19, April 2, 2020
- Indiana Health Coverage Programs:
IHCP COVID-19 Response: COVID-19 policy FAQs, April 16, 2020
IHCP COVID-19 Response: IHCP revises policies for certain behavioral health services, April 9, 2020
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Indiana Family & Social Services Administration:Division of Mental Health and Addiction provider telehealth and billing FAQ now available, April 3, 2020
Michigan
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Michigan Governor, Gretchen Whitmer. Executive Order 2020-37: Temporary restrictions on entry into health care facilities, residential care facilities, congregate care facilities, and juvenile justice facilities, April 5, 2020
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Michigan Prepaid Inpatient Health Plan/Community Mental Health Service Programs: COVID-19 Encounter Code Chart, April 1, 2020
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Community Mental Health Association of Michigan: COVID-19 Resources; Guidance from MDHHS & Other State Departments
Ohio
- Ohio Department of Medicaid: Delivering Behavioral Health Services Via Telehealth, April 2, 2020
- Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services:
Funding of Behavioral Health Service Delivered Via Telehealth, March 12, 2020
- Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities: COVID-19 in Ohio
Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center: MN, WI
Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Human Services:
Expanding telemedicine in health care, mental health, and substance use disorder settings, April 22, 2020
Waivers under peacetime emergency authority, Executive Order 20-12, April 7, 2020
MHCP provider news and updates
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Center for Practice Transformation: Medicare, HIPAA and Other Regulations During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Webinar Recorded April 8, 2020
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services: Wisconsin Encourages Patients and Provided to Use Telehealth Options for Health Care Visits During COVID-19 Public Health Emergency, April 2, 2020
- Forward Health: Temporary Changes to Telehealth Policy and Clarification for Behavioral Health and Targeted Case Management Providers, March 2020
- Wisconsin Association of Family & Children’s Agencies: WAFCA COVID-19 Resource Page, April 6, 2020
The ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC Networks (The TTC programs) stand ready to help the behavioral health field implement telehealth services.
View the ATTC Network inventory of trainings and products.
What is Telehealth?
Definitions
Center for Connected Health Policy National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
Telehealth Resource Centers: A Framework for Defining Telehealth
Telehealth Fact Sheets/FAQs
Center for Connected Health Policy, National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
- COVID-19 Related State Actions, March 20, 2020
- Telehealth Coverage Policies in The Time of COVID 19, March 2020
- Corona Virus and Telehealth: The New Federal Law and Policy Hurdles That Remain, March 6, 2020
National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health
- Telehealth: The Big Picture
- Telehealth Policy Barriers
- Telehealth Reimbursement
- Telehealth Technologies and Preparing to Select a Vendor
- Funding for Telehealth: Administration, Clinical, Technology & Broadband Services
SAMHSA
Coronavirus (COVID-19)
U.S Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights
FAQs on Telehealth and HIPAA during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency
TOOLKITS
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center (gpTrac)
Telehealth Quick-Start Guide
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Medicare Learning Network
Telehealth Services
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers, March 20, 2020
COVID-19 Telehealth Toolkit
National Council for Behavioral Health
Resources and Tools for Addressing Coronavirus (COVID-19)
The National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, Inc.
Telehealth in State Substance Use Disorder Services
Rural Health Information Hub
Rural Prevention and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders Toolkit
Policy Announcements: Telehealth and COVID-19
American Society of Addiction Medicine
COVID-19 Supporting Access to Telehealth
Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services
Notification of Enforcement Discretion on Telehealth Remote Communications, March 2020
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- Trump Administration Acts to Ensure U.S. Healthcare Facilities Can Maximize Frontline Workforces to Confront COVID-19 Crisis, April 9, 2020
- Medicare Telemedicine Healthcare Provider Fact Sheet, March 17, 2020
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Telemedicine and Prescribing Buprenorphine for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder , September 2018
U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration
Use of Telemedicine While Providing Medication-Assisted Treatment , September 2018
SAMHSA
COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Response and 42 CFR Part 2 Guidance, March 2020
Telehealth for Mental Health
NEW! American Psychological Association
Telehealth guidance by state during COVID-19, May 13, 2020
Practice Resources in Response to COVID-19
APA COVID-19 Information and Resources
Pacific Southwest Mental Health Technology Transfer Center
Telehealth Clinical and Technical Considerations for Mental Health Providers
SMI Adviser
Make Informed Decisions Related to COVID-19 and Mental Health
American Psychiatric Association and The American Telemedicine Association, April 2018
Best Practices in Video-Conferencing-Based Telemental Health
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Using Telehealth to Identify and Manage Health And Substance Use Disorder Conditions in Rural Areas
SAMHSA in Brief, Fall 2016
Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities
Telehealth for Substance Use Disorder Treatment
SAMHSA
COVID-19 Guidance for OTP Programs, March 2020
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
Using Telehealth to Support Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Issue Brief, November 2018
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
HealthIT Playbook: Opioid Epidemic and Health IT, September 2016
National Resources
American Telemedicine Association
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Center for Connected Health Policy National Telehealth Policy Resource Center
Center for Technology and Behavioral Health
Health Information Technology, Evaluation, and Quality Center
Health Information Technology Training and Technical Assistance Center
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors COVID-19 Resources
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
Telehealth Center of Excellence MUSC
Telehealth Center of Excellence UMMC
Using Technology to Improve Healthcare Access in Rural Communities
Selected Webinars/Videos
Telehealth in a Public Health Emergency: A Quick-Start Guide
Recorded May 5, 2020 Great Lakes MHTTC
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
Telehealth and COVID-19
Recorded March 19, 2020 Great Lakes ATTC
Treatment Substance Use Disorders in Times of a Pandemic: You're Going to Need a Bigger Boat!
Recorded March 20, 2020
National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
FQHC Webinar: Using Telehealth to Treat Substance Use Disorders in a CHC Setting
Research
Telehealth Resource Center
Webliography on Telehealth for Substance Abuse Treatment (June 2019)
Page Updated: October 14, 2020