Idaho
Occupational Therapy	Physical Therapy
Telehealth/Telemedicine/Telecommunications Definition
“Telehealth services” means health care services provided by a provider to a person through the use of electronic communications, information technology, asynchronous store and forward transfer or synchronous interaction between a provider at a distant site and a patient at an originating site. Such services include, but are not limited to, clinical care, health education, home health and facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703	“Telehealth services” means health care services provided by a provider to a person through the use of electronic communications, information technology, asynchronous store and forward transfer or synchronous interaction between a provider at a distant site and a patient at an originating site. Such services include, but are not limited to, clinical care, health education, home health and facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703
Modality
Occupational therapists are permitted to use live video and audio or audio transmission as well as store-and-forward. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703 Treatment based solely on an online questionnaire does not constitute an acceptable standard of care. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5706	Physical therapists are permitted to use live video and audio or audio transmission as well as store-and-forward. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703 Treatment based solely on an online questionnaire does not constitute an acceptable standard of care. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5706 Physical therapists may use telecommunications including live video and audio or telephone when providing supervision. Source:Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.13.01
Location- Type of site/Geography
“Distant site” means the site at which a provider delivering telehealth services is located at the time the service is provided. “Originating site” means the location of a patient at the time telehealth services are provided. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703	“Distant site” means the site at which a provider delivering telehealth services is located at the time the service is provided. “Originating site” means the location of a patient at the time telehealth services are provided. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703
Type of Service
Services include, but are not limited to, clinical care, health education, home health and facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703	Services include, but are not limited to, clinical care, health education, home health and facilitation of self-managed care and caregiver support. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703
Supervision
No reference found.	Idaho requires supervising physical therapists to be available by means of telecommunications if not available in-person when assisting a physical therapist assistant. Source:Idaho Admin. Code r. 24.13.01
Informed Consent
A patient’s informed consent for the use of telehealth services shall be obtained as required by applicable law. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5708	A patient’s informed consent for the use of telehealth services shall be obtained as required by applicable law. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5708
Patient-Provider-Relationship/In-Person Exam Required
A provider offering telehealth services in his or her practice may establish a provider-patient relationship by use of two-way audio and visual interaction if the applicable Idaho community standard of care is satisfied. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5705	A provider offering telehealth services in his or her practice may establish a provider-patient relationship by use of two-way audio and visual interaction if the applicable Idaho community standard of care is satisfied. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5705
Licensing
Occupational therapists are required to be licensed in Idaho if providing telehealth services to a patient located in the state. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703	Physical therapists are required to be licensed in Idaho if providing telehealth services to a patient located in the state. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5703
Other
Prior to providing treatment, an occupational therapist is required to document a patient’s relevant clinical history and current symptoms to establish the diagnosis and identify underlying conditions and contraindications to the treatment recommended. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5706 Occupational therapists are required to record the use of telehealth services in a patient’s medical records. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5711	Prior to providing treatment, a physical therapist is required to document a patient’s relevant clinical history and current symptoms to establish the diagnosis and identify underlying conditions and contraindications to the treatment recommended. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5706 Physical therapists are required to record the use of telehealth services in a patient’s medical records. Source:Idaho Code Ann. § 54-5711