Online Psychiatrist Minnesota

Help! I need to find an online psychiatrist in Minnesota

We are serving Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Rochester, Duluth, Bloomington, St. Cloud, Eagan and Woodbury areas

Telepsychiatry is the application of telemedicine to the specialty field of psychiatry. Online psychiatry and online therapy services can be provided in Minnesota with the same diagnostic accuracy as in person visits. The term telepsychiatry describes the delivery of psychiatric assessment and care through online video conferencing or virtual visits.

Hey Minnesota. Having treated patients in Minnesota for the past five years I can safely say Minnesotans are some of the kindest most generous people I can also say that they often have difficulty in finding a psychiatrist to no fault of their own Minnesota has 59 Health shortage areas which make up about 38% of the state. Also getting through Winters in Minnesota is really rough. So if you’re located in Minnesota and have Preferred One,

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota, United Healthcare, Optum or Cigna or Aetna please feel free to reach out we’d be happy to talk to you and set up an appointment. Thanks a lot.

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, approximately 12% of drug and alcohol counselors in the state are 65 or older (source). More than half of Minnesota psychologists are 55 years and older (source).

TelepsychHealth is a telepsychiatry practice made up of the highest quality psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, and therapists. We recognize the unmet need of patients trying to see psychiatrists. We are owned and operated by doctors with the willingness to spend time educating patient & family about diagnosis and recommended treatments. Your success is our success!

Minnesota Telepsychiatry

If you live in Minnesota, you are eligible to see a telepsychiatrist via virtual visits. It’s easy, affordable, and can even be covered by your insurance. Telepsychiatry offers treatment to suburban, urban, rural, and underserved areas of Minnesota. If you are in the state of Minnesota, you can be seen for psychiatry and therapy. Telepsychiatry is widely accepted and used in hospitals, health clinics, and other sites throughout Minnesota.

Rules and Regulations for psychiatrists in Minnesota

In Minnesota, just like every other state, any clinician providing services to a patient located in Minnesota must be licensed by the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice.

Telemedicine may be provided by means of real-time two-way, interactive audio and visual communications, including the application of secure video conferencing or store-and-forward technology to provide or support health care delivery, which facilitate the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, and care management of a patient’s health care.

“Telemedicine [according to CMS] is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another using interactive telecommunications equipment that includes, at a minimum, audio and video equipment permitting two-way, real time, interactive communication between the patient and physician or practitioner at the distant site to improve a patient’s health.”

According to the Minnesota Telemedicine Act of 2018,

Any plan sold after Jan 1, 2017 must include coverage for telemedicine
A health carrier cannot exclude any coverage solely because the service is provided via telemedicine.
A health carrier must reimburse the healthcare provider for covered services delivered via telemedicine on the same basis and at the same rate as in person services.

Minnesota online psychiatry Implementation

Minnesota rules require that a patient-physician relationship is established for telemedicine to be practiced. Patient-physician relationships can be established through telemedicine or general telehealth services include real time video conferencing.

The following services may not be conducted via telemedicine:

• Children’s day treatment
• Partial hospitalization programs
• Mental health residential treatment services
• Case management services delivered to children

Minnesota Accepted Insurance Plans

• Aetna
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota (BCBS MN)
• Cigna
• Humana
• Medica
• Optum Behavioral
• PreferredOne
• UnitedHealthcare