Telehealth Informed Consent

This document explains how telehealth works at Healing Minds Psychiatry and describes its benefits, limitations, and risks so that you can make an informed decision about your care. Please read it carefully before your visit.

Healing Minds Psychiatry is a telepsychiatry practice led by Dr. Melva Reve, a psychiatrist. Telehealth means that your psychiatric evaluation and follow-up appointments are conducted remotely through a secure, real-time video connection rather than a traditional in-person office visit. This allows you to receive care from a private location of your choosing.

Legal Basis for Telehealth

Consent to receive care by telehealth is provided in accordance with Florida Statutes Section 456.47 and California Business and Professions Code Section 2290.5. Under these laws, a valid provider-patient relationship may be established and maintained through telehealth. Our practice is licensed to provide telepsychiatry in the states of Florida and California.

Expected Benefits

• Access: Reach a psychiatrist without the need to travel to an office.
• Convenience: Attend appointments from a private, comfortable setting that fits your schedule.
• Continuity: Maintain consistent follow-up care and medication management over time.
• Care in your language: Receive services in English or Spanish with a bilingual provider.

Limitations and Risks

While telehealth is safe and effective for many people, it has limitations that you should understand:

• No complete physical examination: A telehealth visit does not allow for a full, hands-on physical examination.
• Technology failures: Connections may fail or be interrupted, and technical problems can affect the timing or quality of a session.
• Privacy and security risks: In rare cases, electronic transmissions carry a risk to privacy or security despite the safeguards we use.
• Appropriateness of care: Telehealth may not be appropriate for every condition. Your provider may determine that in-person care or a higher level of care is needed and will help you arrange appropriate alternatives.

Not for Emergencies

Telehealth is not an emergency service. If you or a loved one is experiencing a life-threatening crisis, call 911 or call or text the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline immediately. Our Emergency and Crisis Policy applies to all telehealth care and explains additional resources available to you.

Your Responsibilities

• Location: You must be physically located in Florida or California at the time of your visit, and you agree to state your location at the start of each session.
• Identity verification: You agree to verify your identity as requested at the beginning of your appointment.
• Private setting: You are responsible for finding a private, quiet space where your session cannot be overheard.
• Adequate connection: You are responsible for having a device and an internet connection adequate for a video visit.

Your telehealth sessions receive the same HIPAA privacy protections as in-person care. Sessions are not recorded. We use secure technology and reasonable safeguards to protect the confidentiality of your information.

Prescriptions

Prescriptions are issued only when clinically appropriate and only when permitted by applicable state and federal law. Attending a telehealth visit does not guarantee that any medication will be prescribed. All treatment decisions remain a matter of clinical judgment.

Your Rights

You may withdraw your consent to telehealth at any time and discuss alternatives with your provider. Withdrawing consent to telehealth does not affect your right to future care.

Acknowledgment

By scheduling and attending a telehealth visit with Healing Minds Psychiatry, you confirm that you have read and understood this consent. A formal consent is also completed as part of your intake paperwork.

Questions or Contact

If you have any questions about telehealth or this consent, please contact us at (239) 423-0272 or by email at info@healingmindsp.com. Our office is located at 4760 Tamiami Trl N # 25, Naples, FL 34103. Services are available to adults 18 and older.