Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 335 - BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY › Division 5 - PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL STANDARDS › Section 335-005-0016 - Tele-practice

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Audiologists
			 and speech-language pathologists who hold an Oregon license can provide
			 telepractice services through telephonic, electronic, or other means, including
			 diagnosis, consultation, treatment, transfer of health care information.
			 Telepractice, whether the service is rendered from Oregon or delivered to
			 Oregon, constitutes the practice of audiology or speech-language pathology and
			 shall require state licensure.
(2)
			 Services delivered via telecommunication technology must be equivalent to the
			 quality of services delivered face-toface (i.e. in-person).
(3) The telepractitioner is responsible for
			 assessing the client's candidacy for telepractice, including behavioral,
			 physical, and cognitive abilities to participate in services provided via
			 telecommunications.
(4)
			 Telepractice services must conform to professional standards including but not
			 limited to ethical practice, scope of practice, professional policy documents,
			 and other relevant federal, state, and institutional policies and
			 requirements.
(5) Telepractitioners
			 must have the knowledge and skills to competently deliver services via
			 telecommunication technology by virtue of education, training, and/or
			 experience.
(6) The use of
			 technology-e.g., equipment, connectivity, software, hardware must be
			 appropriate for the service being delivered and must be able to address the
			 unique needs of each client.
(7)
			 Audio and video quality shall be sufficient to deliver services that are
			 equivalent to in-person service delivery.
(8) Telepractice service delivery includes
			 the responsibility to ensure calibration of clinical instruments in accordance
			 with standard operating procedures and the manufacturer's
			 specifications.
(9) Prior to the
			 initiation of telehealth services, a Licensee shall obtain the patient/client
			 and if applicable, their parent or guardian's consent to receive the services
			 via telepractice. The consent may be verbal, written, or recorded and must be
			 documented in the patient/client's permanent record. The notification will
			 include, but not be limited to, the right to refuse telepractice services,
			 options for service delivery to the extent compliant with applicable Federal
			 laws and regulations, and instructions on filing and resolving
			 complaints.
(10) Telepractitioners
			 shall comply with all laws, rules, and regulations governing the maintenance of
			 client records, including but not limited to HIPAA and FERPA, and client
			 confidentiality requirements in the state where the client is receiving
			 services, regardless of the state where the records of any client within this
			 state are maintained.
(11)
			 Telepractice services may not be provided by correspondence only-e.g., mail,
			 e-mail, fax-although these may be used in connection with
			 telepractice.
(12) When providing
			 services via telepractice, the Licensee shall have procedures in place to
			 address remote medical or clinical emergences at the patient/client's
			 location.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 681
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  681.330,
				  ORS
				  681.420,
				  ORS
				  681.460