Telehealth consent
Telehealth consent should be informed, specific, and recorded.
This page explains what telehealth is and the topics covered by the informed consent you review and accept during the secure intake on Bond Health. Beluga Health, P.A. captures your formal consent, including any state-specific language, before care begins.
What telehealth means
Telehealth uses electronic communications to provide care when a patient and clinician are in different locations. It may include questionnaires, secure messages, telephone, video, records, images, and connected tools.
Potential benefits
Telehealth may improve convenience and access. It can support evaluation, follow up, education, prescription management, and coordination without an office visit.
Potential limits and risks
- Technology may fail or delay care.
- Information may be incomplete without an in person examination.
- A clinician may require a live visit or decline treatment.
- Privacy or security incidents may occur despite safeguards.
- Telehealth may not be appropriate for every concern.
Patient choices
You may ask questions, request available alternatives, and withdraw consent where permitted. Withdrawing consent may end access to telehealth services.
You must provide accurate information and disclose your current physical location during care.
Prescribing and records
A clinician will determine whether the required evaluation supports treatment. A prescription is never guaranteed. Records of the encounter, consent, communications, and prescribing are created and maintained as required by law.
Emergency limits
Telehealth is not an emergency service. Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room for urgent or life threatening concerns.