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On April 20, 2021, Indiana's Governor Holcomb, signed into law SEA3 (Senate Enrolled Act), a telehealth bill. The bill cleans up some of the standards in previous Indiana laws. 

Below are just some of the details of Indiana's latest telehealth updates.
 *Changes the term 'telemedicine' to 'telehealth'. 
 *Expands the application of the telehealth statute to additional licensed practitioners instead of applying only to prescribers.
**List of providers: athletic trainer, chiropractor, dental hygienist, dentist, diabetes educator, dietitian, genetic counselor, physician, nurse, occupational therapist, behavioral health and human services professional, optometrist, pharmacist, physical therapist, physician assistant, podiatrist, psychologist, respiratory care practitioner, speech-language pathologist or audiologist.

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What a year this has been! While most of us probably can’t wait to say good-bye to 2020, one of the good things that has come from the COVID-19 pandemic is the policy changes for telehealth and the ubiquitous acceptance of it from providers all over the world. Here in the United States, the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers (NCTRCs) were here to have your back. Our origins began in 2006, with the inception of the Health Resources Services Administration’s Telehealth Resource Center Program, which is funded out of the Office for the Advancement of Telehealth and the Federal Office of Rural Health Policy.

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