REMOTE COMMUNICATIONS DURING THE COVID- 19 NATIONWIDE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY
• Covered health care providers subject to the HIPAA Rules may seek to communicate with patients , and provide telehealth services , through remote communications technologies
• Some technologies , and the manner in which they are used by health care providers , may not fully comply with the requirements of the HIPAA Rules .
• This notification is effective immediately .
• A covered health care provider that wants to use audio or video communication technology to provide telehealth to patients during the COVID-19 nationwide public health emergency can use any non-public facing remote communication product that is available to communicate with patients