Telehealth has always held great promise to increase access to mental health care, never more so than in the age of COVID-19, when clients can’t or won’t come to the clinician’s physical location. A feasible and effective alternative to traditional in-person care, telemental health requires that clinicians adopt new strategies to build and maintain communication and the therapeutic relationship. Join us to learn more about strategies for enhancing patient-provider communication and remote patient monitoring through patient self-reported measures as part of telemental health measurement-based care (tMBC). Additionally, learn how non-profit providers can secure funding from the FCC's new Telehealth Program to implement tMBC within their broader teletherapy initiatives.

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16. ● Affordable Care Act (2015)
○ AMA CPT code 96127
○ Report administration of brief behavioral or
emotional assessments, with scoring and
documentation, using standardized instruments
● CARES Act (2020)
○ Provides funding for broadband services
○ Expands Medicare coverage
○ Creates new allowances for telehealth at
federally-qualified health centers and rural health
clinics
○ Encourages the use of remote patient
monitoring for home health services
■ MBC monitors mental health symptoms

17. Sources: https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program, Mirah research
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18. Source: https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program-frequently-asked-questions-faqs
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19. Source: https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program-frequently-asked-questions-faqs
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20. Source: https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program-frequently-asked-questions-faqs
✔ Create an FCC Registration Number (FRN) and username and password in
the Commission Registration System (CORES)
✔ Obtain an eligibility determination from the Universal Service Administrative
Company (USAC) by filing FCC Form 460 through My Portal on USAC's
webpage
✔ Register with the Federal System for Award Management (SAM)
✔ Complete the FCC’s online application, detailing applicant information,
conditions to be treated/services to be provided with funding, requested
funding, and supporting documentation from appropriate vendors.
Further program and eligibility information can be found at
https://www.fcc.gov/covid-19-telehealth-program-frequently-asked-questions-faqs.

23. https://www.mirah.com/covid-19

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