You may have been wondering when this was going to happen, but recent events are making a sea-change toward national licensure more of an reality as our  lawmakers are steadily being drawn into the public eye.

On January 31st, there was a briefing for members of Congress outlining the problems related to our current system of licensing. The Congressional briefing was sponsored by the American Telemedicine Association.

These are essentially the same issues we’ve been discussing for years, but it is heartening and bodes well to see them being presented to Congress in such a strong multi-disciplinary  voice.

Speaking of voice, please express your below. How will removing this particular barrier to telehealth  influence your adoption of telehealth  technology for your work?

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Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, Inc., offering a Certificate training program in TeleMental Health for telepsychiatry, telepsychology, telesocial work, and online counseling. Academic books authored by Dr. Maheu and colleagues include eHealth, Telehealth and Telemedicine and The Mental Health Professional & the New Technologies. Follow her on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter.