Areas of focus:
This member-driven group works to identify the value proposition of patient-centered laws and regulations governing the use of clinically appropriate telehealth and discuss strategies on how to make these public policy aims reality. The SIG accomplishes these objectives through:

• Sharing the latest actionable intelligence on federal and state telehealth policy
• Developing strategies on how to pass laws consistent with the ATA’s Policy Principles
• Collaborating regularly with the ATA’s Public Policy team
• Providing a policy discussion forum, with the ability to work with the ATA Public Policy Team in determining whether a particular issue may be ripe for Policy Council adjudication
• Creating subcommittees focused on specific issue areas, potentially including:
  • Federal policy
  • State policy, with a particular emphasis on enabling telehealth across state lines, including state compacts
  • Other areas as determined by SIG leadership and members
• Convening ad hoc coalition calls that can be rapidly scheduled to ensure SIG members are able to coalesce on government relations issues that are time sensitive