F19 - Remote Medical Direction in Nursing Facilities

BE IT RESOLVED, that Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed) advocate for remote medical direction at nursing facilities using telecommunication technologies and urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to explore, recognize, and authorize such arrangements.

Note: Effective August 13, 2024, AMDA - The Society for Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medicine is now Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Medical Association (PALTmed).