Continuing education / 3 hours · Intermediate

Telehealth Law and Ethics

Three hours on running telehealth defensibly: consent that covers the medium, emergency planning when the client is not in your city, verifying location every session, cross-state practice rules, and choosing technology you can stand behind. Includes a California edition mapped to BBS requirements.

What the course covers

Telehealth consent done properly
Emergency planning at a distance
Client location and cross-state practice
Technology selection and privacy
State supplements, California edition included

After this course you will be able to

Write telehealth consent covering medium, risks, and emergencies
Build an emergency plan for remote sessions
Apply location verification and cross-state rules each session

Who this course is for

Clinicians seeing any clients by video or phone
Multistate practitioners and PSYPACT participants
California licensees with the BBS telehealth requirement

Requirements this course is built for

These state rules name the topic this course teaches. Credit approvals are in progress; each requirement guide shows the current rule and source.

Telehealth, including law and ethics
California social workers requirement guide Read → Telehealth, including law and ethics
California counselors requirement guide Read → Telehealth, including law and ethics
California marriage and family therapists requirement guide Read → Technology-assisted services
Texas marriage and family therapists requirement guide Read → Telehealth
Florida counselors requirement guide Read → Telehealth
Florida social workers requirement guide Read → Telehealth
Florida marriage and family therapists requirement guide Read →

How it works

Self-paced reading with optional audio, case material worked in full, and short knowledge checks along the way. The course ends with a final exam (30 questions, retake allowed) and a course evaluation. Your certificate of completion issues immediately and stays downloadable in your account.

Common questions

Does it cover my state?

The core course is national: consent, emergencies, location verification, cross-state rules. A California edition mapped to BBS requirements is included, with more state supplements coming.

What about the counseling compact and PSYPACT?

Both are covered: what they actually permit today, what they do not, and how to verify a privilege before relying on it.

Is a telehealth emergency plan really necessary?

Yes, and boards increasingly expect one. The course builds yours: location verification, local emergency contacts, and the failure modes that catch clinicians out.

Eligibility. CE credit approvals for this course are in progress with our accreditation partners. Until an approval is confirmed for your license type and state, treat this course as professional development. This page will list the exact approvals the course carries; we do not claim approvals we do not have.

Authorship. This course is authored by a named, licensed clinician and independently reviewed before release. Faculty name, credentials, and disclosures appear here at release.

Refunds. Full refund within 30 days if you have not yet passed the final exam.

Crisis resources. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text 988 (Suicide and Crisis Lifeline) in the US. Our courses train professionals and are not a crisis service.