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Psychologists and patient advocates push for PSYPACT to preserve telehealth and continuity of care
Summary
Psychologists, patient advocates and professional associations urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to enact S1487/H2528 to join PSYPACT, the interstate psychology compact that supporters said would expand telehealth access and preserve continuity of care for people who move or travel.
Psychologists, patients and professional associations urged the Joint Committee on Public Health to enact the psychology interstate compact—PSYPACT—through S1487 and H2528 so licensed Massachusetts psychologists could provide telehealth and maintain continuity of care across state lines.
Multiple licensed clinical psychologists and representatives of the Massachusetts Psychological Association described situations where patients or clinicians relocated and therapeutic relationships were abruptly interrupted because Massachusetts is not yet a PSYPACT member. Dr. Anne…
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