Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 18 - Board of Social Work Examiners
Article 3 - Teletherapy Practice
12 AAC 18.320 - Providing teletherapy

(a) Before providing teletherapy, a licensee shall detemine that the client is intellectually, emotionally, and physically capable of using the technology and that the technology is appropriate for the needs of the client.

(b) If a licensee or client determines teletherapy is not appropriate, the licensee shall refer the client to a clinician local to the client for in-person services if available. If the client refuses referral, the licensee-shall document the reasons for continuing to provide teletherapy.

(c) For each teletherapy session, a licensee shall verify the client's identity and record the client's identity in the client's file.