Health
COVID-19 and its Impact on Healthcare Professional Licensure and Telehealth
As the COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the nation, dramatic steps have been taken to make it easier for physicians and other licensed healthcare professionals to cross state lines and practice in states where they do not hold a license. This temporary suspension of licensing requirements has allowed medical professionals to practice in person and via telemedicine outside their home state to a degree that has not been seen before. Efforts have also been made across the country to recruit recently retired physicians to come back to practice to help communities with the COVID-19 response.