Nebraska
Occupational Therapy	Physical Therapy
Telehealth/Telemedicine/Telecommunications Definition
No reference found.	Telecommunications means a land phone-line, cellular phone service, pager, video teleconference or any similar teleconferencing that will allow immediate response time. Facsimile and electronic mail are not defined as telecommunications due to inadequate response time. Source:172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 137, § 002
Modality
No reference found.	Live video, cellular phone, land phone-line, and pager may be used for some supervision. Facsimile and electronic mail are not considered telecommunications. Source:172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 137, § 002
Location- Type of site/Geography
No reference found.	No reference found.
Type of Service
No reference found.	No reference found.
Supervision
No reference found.	A physical therapist may provide general supervision to a physical therapist assistant either in-person or via telecommunications. Source:Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-2908&172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 137, § 002
Informed Consent
No reference found.	No reference found.
Patient-Provider-Relationship/In-Person Exam Required
No reference found.	No reference found.
Licensing
No reference found.	Nebraska is part of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. Physical therapists licensed through the compact may provide services in other compact states and in Nebraska. Source:Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-4001
Other
No reference found.	General supervision is defined as being either on-site or by means of telecommunications. Use of telecommunications for general supervision is required to be documented in a patient’s medical records by the supervising physical therapist. Direct supervision requires face-to-face interaction and cannot be provided by telecommunications. Source:172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 137, § 002