Tennessee
Occupational Therapy	Physical Therapy
Telehealth/Telemedicine/Telecommunications Definition
“Telehealth” or ‘telemedicine’ means the use of real-time audio, video, or other electronic media and telecommunications technologies that enable interaction between the healthcare provider and the patient, or also store-and-forward telemedicine services for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient in another location where there may be no in-person exchange. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	“Telehealth” or ‘telemedicine’ means the use of real-time audio, video, or other electronic media and telecommunications technologies that enable interaction between the healthcare provider and the patient, or also store-and-forward telemedicine services for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient in another location where there may be no in-person exchange. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155
Modality
Telehealth includes live audio, video, or other electronic media and store-and-forward services. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	Telehealth includes live audio, video, or other electronic media and store-and-forward services. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155
Location- Type of site/Geography
No reference found.	A physical therapist may not provide remote supervision to a physical therapist assistant while more than 60 miles or one hour away from the physical therapist assistant. Source:Tenn. Comp. R & Regs. 1150-01-.02
Type of Service
Telehealth may be used to provide diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155 Phone and electronic communication may be used for some supervision. Source:Tenn. Comp. R & Regs. 1150-02	Telehealth may be used to provide diagnosis, consultation, or treatment of a patient. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155 Consultation means a meeting that is conducted either face-to-face or by some other medium such as, but not limited to, telephone, facsimile, mail, or electronic means, wherein two or more health professionals discuss the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of a particular case. Source:Tenn. Comp. R & Regs. 1150-01-.01
Supervision
Methods of supervision include but are not limited to: In person Phone contact Electronic contact Source:Tenn. Comp. R & Regs. 1150-02	When a physical therapist assistant is practicing in an offsite setting, the supervising physical therapist must be immediately available via telecommunications. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-103&Tenn. Comp. R & Regs. 1150-01
Informed Consent
An occupational therapist may obtain either expressed or implied consent. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	A physical therapist may obtain either expressed or implied consent. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155
Patient-Provider-Relationship/In-Person Exam Required
A provider-patient relationship is established upon creating mutual consent and mutual communication. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	A provider-patient relationship is established upon creating mutual consent and mutual communication. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155
Licensing
Occupational therapists must be licensed in Tennessee if providing services to a patient located within the state. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	Tennessee is part of the Physical Therapy Licensure Compact. Physical therapists licensed through the compact in other compact states may provide services in Tennessee. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-13-402
Other
Occupational therapists are held to the same standard of care as in-person occupational therapy. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155	Physical therapists are held to the same standard of care as in-person physical therapy. Source:Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-1-155