Follow the care, from visit to review
A video appointment or online exchange with a clinician brings care to you remotely; that is telehealth.
In this guide, clinician means the health professional assessing you.
Describe the issue you are bringing to care: what has changed, what you hope to improve, and what has not helped.
The September 2026 guidance check found that the Federation of State Medical Boards rejects prescribing solely from a treatment menu.
That group gives state medical boards advice to consider; each state makes its own rules.
Start with the part that feels unclear
Can an online visit be real care?
Open the basis for the online-care answer
The clinician needs a licence or other valid authority in the patient’s location, under the September 2026 guidance.
