This is the best way for you to receive messaging in the most timely way.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Many emails, calls and questions have been received requesting guidance on telehealth\/telepractice. NC DPI ECD is approving a guidance for related services and telepractice\/telehealth. We are also compiling a FAQ. Both will disseminated as soon as possible.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In the meantime, there are telehealth\/telepractice resources available at APTA (public access):<\/p>\n
- \n
- Telehealth webpage- http:\/\/www.apta.org\/Telehealth\/<\/a><\/li>\n
- Telehealth in Physical Therapy in Light of COVID-19 http:\/\/www.apta.org\/PTinMotion\/News\/2020\/3\/16\/TelehealthCOVID19\/<\/a><\/li>\n
- Challenges and Opportunities in Telehealth Q&A- http:\/\/www.apta.org\/Blogs\/PTTransforms\/2020\/1\/8\/Telehealth\/<\/a><\/li>\n
- Telehealth Ethics, Best Practice, and the Law: What You Need to Know<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\u2013 08\/28\/19 Blog highlighting ethics, best practice, and law considerations for practicing Telehealth.<\/li>\n
- APTA Position Paper on CONNECT for Health Act (.pdf)<\/strong><\/a> (provides concise sketch of how PT can be provided virtually)<\/li>\n
- Telehealth in Action: PT Testimonials-<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
http:\/\/www.apta.org\/uploadedFiles\/APTAorg\/Practice_and_Patient_Care\/Patient_Care\/Technology\/Telehealth\/Telehealth-PT-Testimonials.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
And at the Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy (public access)<\/p>\n
- \n
- Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy News<\/a><\/li>\n
- APTA Academy of Pediatric PT Forums (current posts on federal updates, state specific or practice setting resources) <\/a><\/li>\n
- There is also advocacy information regarding IDEA and developing legislation on the home page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
And the US Dept. of Education:<\/p>\n
- \n
- US DoE COVID-19 Information and Resources for Schools and School Personnel<\/a>
![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/662\/2020\/03\/keep-calm-wash-your-hands_8.5x11-232x300.jpg\")
<\/li>\n- US DoE Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak<\/a> March 2020<\/li>\n
- US DoE Student Privacy Policy Office FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 Frequently Asked Questions March 2020<\/a><\/li>\n
- CDC COVID-19 Guidance for Schools<\/a><\/li>\n
- Talking to Children about COVID-19: A Parent Resource<\/a> from the National Association of School Psychologists<\/li>\n
- Updated Joint Guidance on Privacy, Student Education &\u00a0 Health Records_Dec2019<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n
- FERPA and Virtual Learning<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/p>\n
- \n
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0COVID 19 Website<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
- US Department of Education\u00a0COVID-19 website<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
- NC Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)\u00a0COVID-19 web pages<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n
- NC Department of Public Instruction\u00a0Coronavirus Guidance for Schools and Districts<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
EVERYONE TAKE NOTE: Contact your administrator, supervisor or EC director for guidance in your planning.<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an effort to get information directly, you are strongly encouraged to enroll your email(s) for the NC DPI EC Division listserv and any others that peak your interest. NC DPI offers a number of topics for subscription: To subscribe to the NC DPI EC Division Update, click here To subscribe to other NC … Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56087,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[25,18,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3207","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-covid","category-resources","category-telehealth","odd"],"acf":[],"featured_image":false,"featured_image_medium":false,"featured_image_medium_large":false,"featured_image_large":false,"featured_image_thumbnail":false,"featured_image_alt":false,"category_details":[{"name":"COVID","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/category\/resources\/covid\/"},{"name":"Resources","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/category\/resources\/"},{"name":"Telehealth","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/category\/resources\/telehealth\/"}],"tag_details":[],"_links_to":[],"_links_to_target":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56087"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3207"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3207\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3207"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3207"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/healthsciences\/physical\/schoolbasedpt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3207"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- US Department of Education\u00a0COVID-19 website<\/em><\/a>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n
- US DoE Questions and Answers on Providing Services to Children with Disabilities During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Outbreak<\/a> March 2020<\/li>\n
- APTA Academy of Pediatric PT Forums (current posts on federal updates, state specific or practice setting resources) <\/a><\/li>\n
- Telehealth in Physical Therapy in Light of COVID-19 http:\/\/www.apta.org\/PTinMotion\/News\/2020\/3\/16\/TelehealthCOVID19\/<\/a><\/li>\n