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• ESIT COVID-19 Updates and Questions and Answers (updated 6.16.20)
• Guidance Memo #2020-03, June 8, 2020; COVID-19 Planning and Waivers (updated 6.16.20)
• June 8, 2020 ESIT Letter to Parents - English (updated 6.16.20)
• Alternate Service Deliver Methods; COVID-19: Virtual Home Visits and Beyond (updated 6.16.20)
• Remote Evaluation and Assessment Tools (updated 6.16.20)
• Guidance Memo #2020-02: April 17, 2020; Temporary Suspension of In-Person Services
Extended (updated 6.16.20)
• Guidance Memo #2020-01: March 19, 2020; Temporary Suspension of In-Person
Services (updated 6.16.20)
Physical Therapy Association of Washington
• WashingtonTelehealth
American Physical Therapy Association
• Telehealth (Updated 5.13.20)
Washington State Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance
• Kris Waidely, Physical Therapy Program Manager waidely@doh.wa.gov
WA State Licensure Information
• WAC 246-915-187 Use of telehealth in the practice of physical therapy
PT Interstate Licensure Compact- Practicing across states
• Center for Connected Health Policy general info (updated 6.16.20)
• WA DOH PT Licensure Compact page (updated 6.16.20)
• Map of states participating in PT licensure compact (updated 6.16.20)
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
• Coronavirus/COVID-19 Updates
• State-by-state map of SLP telepractice regulations (Updated 5.13.20)
Washington Speech Language Hearing Association
• Britni Lundin, Executive Director office@wslha.org
Washington State Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance
• Kim-Boi Shadduck, Speech Language Pathology Program Manager Kim-boi.shadduck@doh.wa.gov
Statutes RCW 18.35 and rules WAC 246-828 govern the practice of the Board of Hearing and Speech. The scope of practice of Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant is defined in RCW 18.35.010 (19) and the minimum standards of practice is defined in WAC 246-828-112.
WA State Licensure Information
Department of Health, Office of Health Professions and Facilities, the Board of Hearing and Speech Guideline; Telepractice
SLP Interstate Licensure Compact- Practicing across states
• ASLP-IC will become operational when ten states have enacted ASLP-IC legislation. (updated
6.16.20)
• The interactive state map lists the current ASLP-IC member states and other states proposing to
join the ASLP-IC. (updated 6.16.20)
American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
• Info Pertaining to OT in the Era of Coronavirus (Updated 5.13.20)
• State-by-state map of OT telepractice regulations (Updated 5.13.20)
WA Occupational Therapy Association (WOTA)
• OT Response to COVID-19
Washington State Department of Health, Health Systems Quality Assurance
• Kathy Weed, Occupational Therapy Program Manager weed@doh.wa.gov
WA State Licensure Information
• WAC 246-847-176
OT Interstate Licensure Compact- Practicing across states
• The Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact legislation must be passed into law in each state
where it will apply. The goal for this multi-year initiative is to begin state participation by
2024. (updated 6.16.20)
• WA Occupational Therapy Association Into to Teletherapy in Pediatrics webinar through
6/30/2020. (updated 6/16/20)
• Barnard Center, UW; Building Relationships while Using Virtual Platforms (Updated 5.13.20)
• NW Regional Telehealth Resource Center Behavioral Assessment and Intervention via Telehealth
for Children with Autism and Related Disorders (updated 6.16.20)
• ECTA telepractice home visiting training videos and other training resources (Updated 5.13.20)
• North Carolina Family Infant and Preschool Program; Tele-Practice Infographics (Updated 5.13.20)
• ASHA free CEUs for SLPs through 6/30/20 (Updated 5.13.20)
• APTA free on-line training for PTs (Updated 5.13.20)
• Division for Early Childhood (DEC) Resources for COVID Outbreak- lots of great videos and
blogposts. (updated 6.16.20)
• DEC Teaching Online During COVID-19 (updated 6.16.20)
• Nat’l Ctr for Hearing Assessment and Management, Utah State University Teleintervention 101
(updated 6.16.20)
FCC COVID-19 Telehealth Program $200 million available, will make awards until funds run out or emergency ends. Will award up to $1 million per organization; small requests funded too (have seen awards as low as $25K). Purpose is to help health care providers provide connected care services to patients at their homes or via mobile devices. Good opportunity to acquire a telehealth platform and/or remote patient monitoring equipment. (Updated 5.15.20)
USDA Distance Learning & Telemedicine DLT Program $25 million available, applications due July 13, 2020. Will award $50K to $1 million per application, with a 15% match requirement. Primary purpose: Equipment (hardware & software) for telemedicine and distance learning. (Updated 5.15.20)
HRSA Public Health & Social Services Emergency Fund $15 billion will be made available to Medicaid-funded providers of Home and Community Based Services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. HRSA's announcement indicated that "The payment to each provider will be at least 2 percent of reported gross revenue." (updated 6.16.20)
Private Insurers Paying for Telehealth During Covid-19 Expanded Policy Time
• Telehealth parity proclamation 20-29 extended to June 17. Requests have been made by several
health organizations the extension of this proclamation until January 1, 2021, when the payment
parity law will take effect. (updated 6.16.20)
Washington State Health Care Authority
• Information about novel cornovirus-19
• Apple Health (Medicaid) coverage for telemedicine services
• Telephone-based services during COVID-19
• HCA email address for COVID-19 billing, coding, or telehealth policy questions
Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS)
• CMA Approves WA State’s Request for 1135 Medicaid Waivers 3/19/20 (updated 6.16.20)
• CMS codes for telephone services reimbursement (updated 6.16.20)
U.S. Department of Education
• Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus
Disease 2019 Outbreak (Updated 5.13.20)
• FERPA and COVID-19
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Notification of Enforcement Discretion for telehealth remote communications during the COVID-
19 nationwide public health emergency
• 4/2/2020 Statement of no expiration (updated 6.16.20)
• Coronavirus, telehealth, and HIPAA Q&A (Updated 5.13.20)
• HIPAA, Civil Rights, and COVID-19
Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center (ECTA)
• COS Completion When Teams Can’t Meet In Person
Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children
• Resources to Support EI/ECSE During the COVID-19 Outbreak
Center for Connected Health Policy
• Overview of WA state Laws and Reimbursement Policies (updated 6.16.20)
Public Consulting Group
Telehealth In Early Intervention IDEA Part C; Resources to Consider during the COVID-19 Public
Health Emergency
• Click Here for Sample Consent for Services form
• Documenting alternative methods of service delivery in the DMS
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