People who see a psychiatrist through telehealth may be in for a rude awakening: For almost three years, psychiatrists have been able to see their patients virtually — and prescribe whatever prescriptions they deem necessary — as a result of those visits. But, on May 11th, the latter part of that equation will change. That’s when the Biden administration will formally end the Public Health Emergency designation implemented in 2020 when the Covid-19 pandemic took hold. When it does, psychiatrists will have to see a patient in person at least once if they want to prescribe a controlled substance.
