Virginia

MATRC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Laurie Archbald-Pannone

Medical Director, UVA Geriatrics Outpatient Clinic and Associate Professor, Internal Medicine, University of Virginia School of Medicine

Samuel Collins (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)

Research Program Director, Division of Outreach, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Steven Dean, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)

Senior Director, Virtual Care
Inova Health System

Brian Gunnell (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)

Senior Telemedicine Engineer HIT
Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth, UVA Health

Anthony Nappl (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)

Healthcare Consultant

Tim Perkins

Health Access and Community Engagement Team Lead,
Virginia Office of Health Equity (OHE)/Virginia SORH, Virginia Department of Health

Mara Servaites, MSW, PCMH CCE (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)

Executive Director
Virginia Telehealth Network.

Cheryl D. and Eugene Sullivan, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partners)

President (Cheryl) and Consultant (Eugene)
South River Consultants, LLC

VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH POLICY

Virginia Telehealth Interest Group: MATRC, through its affiliation with the Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN) supports an email distribution list for individuals who live and/or work in telehealth across Virginia. The distribution list is designed to foster communication around educational resources, updates on policy & other relevant Virginia telehealth news. Leadership for this group is provided by Mara Servaites, Executive Director of the Virginia Telehealth Network. To be added to the email distribtuion list, sign up here and select "Virginia Telehealth" from the list or sign up directly from the VTN Website.

Board of Health Professions

Scope of Practice Policies
Virginia Health Professions Licensing Boards: Virginia has continuity of care / established relationship exceptions to its licensing requirement. Virginia also has an expedited licensure pathway for certain out of state physicians. Virginia participates in a number Licensure Compacts.
- Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - Guidance for Telepractice
- Virginia Board of Counseling (Board Packet from Adhoc Tele-Counseling and Supervision Committee Meeting which includes Guidance Documents from the Virginia Board of Counseling, Virginia Board of Social Work, and Virginia Board of Psychology)
  - Virginia Board of Counseling Laws and Regulations
  - Virginia Board of Counseling Guidance Documents
- Virginia Board of Medicine Guidance Document on Telemedicine - Effective August 19, 2021
  - Virginia Licensure by Endorsement Application and Virginia Licensure by Endorsement Quick Facts (expedited pathway for practitioners that are experienced, board-certified, actively practicing and have no past or current disciplinary issues or malpractice - currently available to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, and military spouse physician assistants including those who were educated and trained outside the US and Canada).
  - Virginia Licensure by Reciprocity Application (expedited pathway for physicians who hold an unrestricted license in the contiguous state/jurisdiction of Maryland or the District of Columbia)
- Virginia Board of Medicine - Board of Nursing Guidance Document on Telemedicine for Nurse Practitioners - Edited August 11, 2021
- Virginia Board of Physical Therapy - Guidance on Telehealth
- Virginia Board of Social Work - Guidance Document
- Virginia Occupational Therapy Advisory Board - Guidance Document

Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care

Virginia Medicaid Provider Manuals Library
- Virginia Medicaid Telehealth Services Supplement - January 10, 2024

Virginia Medicaid Memo/Bulletin Library

Virginia Medicaid Telehealth Resource Guide - July 2022

Private Payers

Virginia has service parity related to telehealth services.

50 State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Insurance Laws - February 2021 (Foley & Lardner)

Telehealth Associations/Organizations/Initiatives

Veterans

If you are a veteran, visit our Veterans Telehealth Page.