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Agency: CMS
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CMS Medicare Telehealth — Permanent Behavioral Health Distant-Site Authority
Free reference + reimbursement framework. CMS's 2026 final rule made permanent the ability for physicians, NPs, PAs, clinical psychologists, LCSWs, MFTs, mental health counselors, FQHCs, and RHCs to serve as Medicare distant-site providers for behavioral/mental health telehealth from any location, including the practitioner's home. Audio-only is permanently permitted for behavioral health. The required in-person visit (initial + annual) is suspended through December 31, 2027.