MATRC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
David Cattell-Gordon
Planning, Design & Innovation Specialist
ThredEx
Kandi Chamberlain, MPH
SORH Program Manager
Virginia Department of Health
Samuel Collins (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Research Program Director, Division of Outreach, Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Steven Dean, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Director of Telemedicine
Inova Health System
Brian Gunnell (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Senior Telemedicine Engineer HIT
Karen S. Rheuban Center for Telehealth, UVA Health
Mike Patterson (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Founder and Technical Analyst
Totier Technologies, LLC
Mara Servaites, MSW, PCMH CCE (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Executive Director
Virginia Telehealth Network.
Cheryl D. and Eugene Sullivan, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partners)
President (Cheryl) and Consultant (Eugene)
South River Consultants, LLC
VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH POLICY
Virginia Telehealth Interest Group: MATRC, through its affiliation with the Virginia Telehealth Network supports an email distribution list for individuals who live and/or work in telehealth across Virginia. The distribution list is designed to foster communication around telehealth policy updates. Leadership for this group is provided by Mara Servaites, Executive Director of the Virginia Telehealth Network. To be added to the email distribtuion list, sign up here and select "Virginia Telehealth" from the list.
- View Summary of Virginia Telehealth Policies
- View Summary of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Activity in the MATRC Region
- View Summary of Virginia Teledentistry Policies
- View Virginia Law Dropping the Requirement for Providers to Have a Physical Presence in Virginia to be Enrolled as a Medicaid Provider Enacted in 2023
- View Virginia Law Prohibiting Pharmacies from Refusing to Fill Prescriptions from Telemedicine Providers Enacted in 2023
Board of Health Professions
- Scope of Practice Policies
- Virginia Health Professions Licensing Boards: Virginia has continuity of care / established relationship exceptions to its licensing requirement. Virginia also has an expedited licensure pathway for certain out of state physicians. Virginia participates in a number Licensure Compacts.
- Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - Guidance for Telepractice
- Virginia Board of Counseling (Board Packet from Adhoc Tele-Counseling and Supervision Committee Meeting which includes Guidance Documents from the Virginia Board of Counseling, Virginia Board of Social Work, and Virginia Board of Psychology)
- Virginia Board of Medicine Guidance Document on Telemedicine - Effective August 19, 2021
- Virginia Licensure by Endorsement Application and Virginia Licensure by Endorsement Quick Facts (expedited pathway for practitioners that are experienced, board-certified, actively practicing and have no past or current disciplinary issues or malpractice - currently available to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, and military spouse physician assistants including those who were educated and trained outside the US and Canada).
- Virginia Licensure by Reciprocity Application (expedited pathway for physicians who hold an unrestricted license in the contiguous state/jurisdiction of Maryland or the District of Columbia)
- Virginia Board of Medicine - Board of Nursing Guidance Document on Telemedicine for Nurse Practitioners - Edited August 11, 2021
- Virginia Board of Physical Therapy - Guidance on Telehealth
- Virginia Board of Social Work - Guidance Document
- Virginia Occupational Therapy Advisory Board - Guidance Document
Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care
- Virginia Medicaid Provider Manuals Library
- Virginia Medicaid Memo/Bulletin Library
- Updates-to-the-Telehealth-Services-Supplement - May 14, 2024
- Telehealth Updates to Outpatient Psychiatric and Addiction Recovery and Treatment Services (ARTS) Services - April 20, 2023
- No Requirement for Exclusive Telemedicine Providers to Maintain a Physical Presence in Virginia/In-state Address - April 20, 2023
- Reimbursement for a Telemedicine Originating Site Fee for Emergency Ambulance Transport Providers - October 3, 2022
- Coverage of Virtual Check-In and Audio Only Services/Updates to Telehealth Services Supplement - July 8, 2022
- Virginia Medicaid Telehealth Resource Guide - July 2022
Private Payers
Virginia has service parity related to telehealth services.
Telehealth Associations/Organizations/Initiatives
- Bay Rivers Telehealth Alliance
- Commonwealth Connect Virginia Public Wifi Hotspot Locations
- Commonwealth Connection: Mapping Virginia's Expanding Broadband Access
- Project ECHO:
- Virginia Health Catalyst Teledentistry Learning Collaborative
- Virginia Impact (Infection Mitigation, Prevention and Control through Technology)
- Virginia Mental Health Access Program (VMAP): Collaborative Care for Children and Adolescents
- Virginia Telehealth Network (VTN)
- Virginia Telemental Health Initiative
Veterans
If you are a veteran, visit our Veterans Telehealth Page.
