A client's physical location often determines the state in which the therapist must be licensed, preventing out-of-state travelers from receiving treatment from their usual therapist.
It's a travesty of consumer protection that clients in need are cut off from treatment by licensed providers simply because of their current location.
The technological barriers for distance treatment have been eliminated, but the political ones remain firmly in place, preventing essential patient care during stressful times.
Health care providers are licensed on a state-by-state basis, a system rooted in the industrial era, which no longer fits the technological realities of today.
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