health care provider. The term does not include any of the
following:
(1) An audio-only, telephone conversation.
(2) An e-mail or instant messaging conversation.
(3) A facsimile transmission.
Section 3. Requirements.
The following shall apply:
(1) Except as provided for in paragraph (2), an
outpatient psychiatric clinic is required to SHALL have a
psychiatrist on site for two hours of psychiatric time per
week for each full-time equivalent treatment staff member
employed by the outpatient psychiatric clinic. Telepsychiatry
provided by a psychiatrist that is not on site with
prescriptive authority in this Commonwealth may be utilized
with a service description approved by the department but
shall not be included in the required psychiatric time
required under this paragraph.
(2) Fifty percent of the required on-site psychiatric
time under paragraph (1) may be provided by other advanced
practice professionals specializing in behavioral health with
prescriptive authority in this Commonwealth.:
(I) AN ADVANCED PRACTICE PROFESSIONAL.
(II) A PSYCHIATRIST OFF-SITE BY THE USE OF TWO-WAY
REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE AUDIO AND VIDEO TRANSMISSION USING
TECHNOLOGY THAT CONFORMS TO INDUSTRYWIDE COMPRESSED
AUDIO-VIDEO COMMUNICATION AND PROTECTS CONFIDENTIALITY
UNDER FEDERAL AND STATE LAW IN ACCORDANCE WITH
DEPARTMENT-ISSUED GUIDELINES. TELEPHONE CONVERSATION,
ELECTRONIC MAIL MESSAGE OR FACSIMILE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT
BE USED TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT UNDER PARAGRAPH (1).
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