Florida Telehealth Licensing Outlook

Generally, telehealth providers must be licensed within the state where the patient resides or is receiving care. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly every state issued temporary waivers to medical professionals licensed in other U.S. states, which allowed providers to offer telehealth services to patients across state lines without the need to obtain licensing from the particular state in which the patient resided or received care. To combat the pandemic and expand telehealth services within the state, the Florida Department of Health issued an emergency order on March 16, 2020, which permitted medical professionals unlicensed in Florida to provide...