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Published November 20, 2025 By Laura Tyrone, JD, MPH California’s 2025 legislative session brought a clear focus on digital health: lawmakers doubled down on AI transparency and safety, advanced data-exchange and telehealth infrastructure, and continued to bolster patient privacy. Across committees, two themes dominated — oversight of AI used in or adjacent to clinical care,Read more

As we transition into a new era in healthcare post the COVID-19 pandemic, the evolving landscape of telehealth regulations can be challenging to navigate. The California Telehealth Resource Center (CTRC) acknowledges this complexity and aims to shed light on the recent shifts in telehealth regulatory requirements. As a trusted, free, and unbiased resource for both providers and patients, we are dedicated to offering clear, up-to-date telehealth information to help you understand these significant changes. 

With the COVID-19 Pandemic coming to a close, it is crucial that telehealth providers pay attention to the various changes coming their way. Check out our UPDATED PHE timeline to ensure you are up to date on all critical dates. VIEW THE TIMELINERead more

In this post, we discuss impending changes to telehealth regulations tied to the end of the PHE, how these changes will affect telehealth providers, and potentially alter the future telehealth landscape.

This timeline from CTRC provides telehealth providers with key dates they should know regarding the end of the PHE.

On December 23rd, the House of Representatives approved a $1.7 trillion spending package, HR 2617, aka the Omnibus Appropriations legislation. Included in the legislation were a number of changes that have the potential to impact telehealth providers across the nation.

CTRC Legislative & Regulatory Update for June 2020

CTRC Legislative & Regulatory Update for May 2020

CTRC Legislative & Regulatory Update for April 2020

CTRC Legislative & Regulatory Update for March 2020