INFORMED CONSENT FOR TELEHEALTH CONSULTATIONS
Because telehealth services are a different type of consultation and patients need to be informed, the patients need to understand and consent to the consultation terms. The following consent should be signed by your patient and incorporated into your Notice of Patient Privacy.
All patients receiving Telehealth Consultations will need to review and consent to the following consultation terms:
1. The consulting health care provider or specialist will be at a different location from me. I will connect to the virtual visit from home.
2. I will be informed if any additional personnel are to be present other than myself, individuals accompanying me, and the clinician or specialist. I will give my verbal permission prior to the entry of the additional personnel.
3. The provider will keep a record of the consultation in my medical record.
4. RELEASE OF INFORMATION: (People's Center Clinics & Services) and/or providers who provide professional services to the patient are authorized to furnish medical information from my medical record to the referring physician, if any, and to any insurance company or third party payer for the purpose of obtaining payment of the account. (People's Center) is authorized to release information from my medical record to any other health care facility or provider to which my care may be transferred.
5. I voluntarily consent to health care services provided by my doctor(s) or a designee, which may include diagnostic tests, drugs, and examinations.
6. I understand that I have the option to refuse telehealth service at any time without affecting the right to future care or treatment and without risk losing benefits. I do not have to answer any questions that I consider to be inappropriate or am unwilling to have heard by other persons.
7. I understand that if I do not choose to participate in a telemedicine session, no action will be taken against me that will cause a delay in my care and that I may still pursue face-to-face consultation.
8. I understand that as with any technology, telemedicine does have its limitations. There is no guarantee, therefore, that this telemedicine session will eliminate the need for me to see a specialist in person.