Telehealth

Telehealth is fast becoming a popular form of counseling, useful when time, distance, or life circumstances make in-office appointments difficult or unfeasible. We at Turning Point Associates, Inc. have access to the latest technologies that make convenient and secure counseling services available to your remote location where there is stable and secure access to the internet.

There are conditions when considering telehealth to help determine if this is a good service for you, such as your specific areas of focus or need, if there are risks associated with your specific concerns, and our own knowledge of your local support resources in the event of an emergency at your remote locatoin; but these are becoming less and less a barrier to receiving telehealth.

Not all insurance plans reimburse for telehealth, so it is important to consider that this may be an out of pocket expense. Our administrative staff will gladly make inquiry to our plan provider.

Turning Point Associates, Inc. uses the HIPAA compliant and portal-to-portal encrypted platform DoxyMe.com. Feel free to look at their information to learn more about how that platform may work for your needs.

PSYPACT PARTICIPATING STATES (35 ENACTED, 33 EFFECTIVE)

Alabama – AL SB 102 (Enacted 3/18/2021; Effective 6/1/2021)

Arizona – AZ HB 2503 (Enacted on 5/17/2016; Effective 7/1/2020)
Arkansas – AR HB 1760 (Enacted 4/25/2021; Effective (11/18/2021)
Colorado – CO HB 1017 (Enacted 4/12/2018; Effective 7/1/2020)
Connecticut – CT S 2 ( Enacted 5/24/2022; Effective 10/1/2022)
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands – CNMI HB 22-80 (Enacted and Effective 10/24/2022)
Delaware – DE HB 172 (Enacted 6/27/2019; Effective 7/1/2020)

District of Columbia – DC B 145 (Enacted and Effective 4/2/2021)
Georgia – GA HB 26 (Enacted 4/23/2019; Effective 7/1/2020)

Idaho – ID S 1305 (Enacted 3/23/2022; Effective 7/1/2022)
Illinois – IL HB 1853 (Enacted 8/22/2018, Effective 7/1/2020)

Indiana – IN S 365 (Enacted 3/10/2022; Effective 7/1/2022)
Kansas – KS SB 170 (Enacted 5/17/2021; Effective 1/1/2022)
Kentucky – KY HB 38 (Enacted 3/18/2021; Effective 6/28/2021)
Maine – ME HB 631 (Enacted 6/22/2021; Effective 10/18/2021)
Maryland – MD HB 970 (Enacted and Effective 5/18/2021)
Minnesota – MN SB 193 (Enacted 5/25/2021; Effective 5/26/2021)
Missouri – MO HB 1719/MO SB 660 (Enacted 6/1/2018; Effective 7/1/2020)
Nebraska – NE L 1034 (Enacted 4/23/2018; Effective 7/1/2020)

Nevada – NV AB 429 (Enacted on 5/26/2017; Effective 7/1/2020)

New Hampshire- NH SB 232 (Enacted 7/10/2019; Effective 7/1/2020)
New Jersey – NJ A 4205 (Enacted 9/24/2021; Effective 11/23/2021)
North Carolina – NC 361 (Enacted 7/1/2020; Effective 3/1/2021)
Ohio – OH S 2 (Enacted 4/27/2021; Effective 7/26/2021)

Oklahoma – OK HB 1057 (Enacted 4/29/2019; Effective 7/1/2020)
Pennsylvania – PA SB 67 (Enacted 5/8/2020; Effective 7/8/2020)
Tennessee – TN S 161 (Enacted and Effective 5/11/2021)
Texas – TX HB 1501 (Enacted 6/10/2019; Effective 7/1/2020)
Utah – UT SB 106 (Enacted on 3/17/2017; Effective 7/1/2020)
Virginia – VA SB 760 (Enacted 4/11/2020; Effective 1/1/2021)
Washington – WA H 1286 (Enacted 3/4/2022; Effective 6/9/2022)
West Virginia – WV SB 668 (Enacted 4/21/2021; Effective 11/18/2021)
Wisconsin – WI A 537 (Enacted 2/4/2022; Effective 2/6/2022)

ENACTED, NOT YET EFFECTIVE

Michigan – MI H 5489 (Enacted 12/22/2022; Effective 3/31/2023)

Rhode Island – RI H 7501 (Enacted 6/21/2022; Effective Tentatively 3/1/2023)

ENACTED, UNDER FURTHER REVIEW

(* indicates PSYPACT legislation has been enacted in a state but has not been formally adopted by the PSYPACT Commission. PSYPACT authorizations are not yet valid in this state.)

ACTIVE PSYPACT LEGISLATION

(*Please note the following states have introduced PSYPACT legislation but have not yet enacted PSYPACT and therefore are not considered PSYPACT participating states.)

Florida – FL S 56 and FL H 33

Hawaii – HI SB 320

Iowa – IA H 24
Mississippi – MS S 2068
Massachusetts – MA S 2542
New York – NY S 1229

North Dakota – ND S 2205
Wyoming – WY S 26

Not all insurance plans reimburse for telehealth, so it is important to consider that this may be an out of pocket expense. Our administrative staff will gladly make inquiry to our plan provider.

Psychologists and psychological associates are regulated by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists, and counselors by Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors, and psychiatrists by the Texas Medical Board, and marriage and family therapists by the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists. We are accountable for our work with you. The number for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists is (512) 835-2418. The number for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors is (512) 834-6658. The number for the Texas Medical Board is (512) 305-7030. The number for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists is (512) 834-6657. If you have any concerns about the course of evaluation or treatment, please discuss them with us first. We look forward to working with you.

If you need to verify a license, you may send an email to receptionist@tsbep.texas.gov with the licensee’s name, license number, license issue date, and license expiration date, and agency staff will respond by email, indicating whether the information provided is correct.

Javier Villanueva, PhD- Texas License #31920; Colorado License #2598

Eiryth Finnigan, PhD- License #35180

Turning Point Associates Inc.

PSYPACT PARTICIPATING STATES (35 ENACTED, 33 EFFECTIVE)

ENACTED, NOT YET EFFECTIVE

ENACTED, UNDER FURTHER REVIEW

ACTIVE PSYPACT LEGISLATION