Clarity Psychiatry

Telehealth

What to expect from virtual psychiatric care.

Telehealth can make psychiatric care more accessible and consistent, but it has limits. Before the first telehealth service, Clarity Psychiatry will obtain and document informed consent as required by Arizona law.

1

Before the visit

Complete registration and consent forms in the secure portal. You may be asked for identification, your current physical location, an emergency contact, medication and pharmacy information, and relevant records.

2

At check-in

Confirm that you are physically located in Arizona and provide the location from which you are joining. Use a private space and a device with a stable internet connection, camera, microphone, and sufficient battery.

3

During the visit

Video is used to support a clinically appropriate assessment. If technology fails, the clinician may attempt to reconnect, contact you through the agreed backup method, reschedule, or direct you to in-person care when needed.

Telehealth consent includes

Benefits, limitations, choices, and safety planning.

Nature of telehealth. Care occurs using electronic communications rather than sharing the same physical room.

Potential benefits. Convenience, reduced travel, and continuity of care.

Potential risks. Technology failure, interruptions, limits of remote examination, and privacy/security risks inherent in electronic communication.

Alternatives. In-person evaluation or another level of care may be recommended when clinically appropriate or required.

Voluntary participation. You may ask questions and may withdraw consent to telehealth, understanding that this may affect whether Clarity Psychiatry can continue providing care in a telehealth-only model.

Emergency limitations. The practice is not an emergency service. Your current location and an emergency contact may be used when urgent intervention is reasonably necessary.

Prescribing. Medication prescribing—including controlled medications—depends on clinical indication, identity and location verification, monitoring, current law, and professional judgment. No medication is guaranteed.

Privacy & technology

Clinical information belongs in the secure clinical platform.

Scheduling, intake forms, consent, payment, secure messaging, records, and telehealth are handled through the designated clinical platform. Avoid sending diagnoses, symptoms, medication details, records, or other protected health information through ordinary email or public website forms.

Clarity Psychiatry uses administrative, technical, and physical safeguards intended to support compliance with applicable privacy and security requirements. No electronic system can be guaranteed to eliminate every privacy or cybersecurity risk.

Read the HIPAA Notice