Telemental Health Consent Form Template

If you are a licensed clinician, obtaining informed consent is both ethically and legally required before starting your practice. This way, clients will be able to decide if they are fit for your telemental health approach. Also, the form will make clients aware of the risks (if any) and their responsibilities. Having your clients sign a telemental health consent form will be useful for any unforeseen situations in the future. 

While forms.app’s free telemental health consent form template includes standard statements and fields, the content can vary according to the clinical approach. So, you can edit the form, remove some fields, or add new statements and questions. Further, considering some points about the consent forms may help you create better consent forms.

• Write the statements as direct as possible: As a clinician, you have to make sure that your clients understand the procedure and your methods. Then, they will have to give consent to this process. To be able to do that, you may try writing the descriptions in a plain and clear manner.
• Include separate questions regarding the client and signer: Sometimes, the clients cannot sign the form and give you consent. In these cases, the client's legal guardian must sign the form. So asking for the client name and signer name separately can help you create a more professional telehealth consent form.
• Collect e-signatures: forms.app offers an e-signature field and countless integration choices with other web applications. You can easily capture signatures from your clients or guardians by adding a signature field to your consent forms.
• Send an automated email after each submission: Sending a copy of the consent form to your clients will not only inform them about their consent but also they will be able to access and read the consent form later.
• Download the records: Once a client submits a form, you can easily download it on your PC or mobile phone in PDF. This way, you will be able to access them easily in the future. You can also print the form records directly on the responses page. forms.app’s free form template for obtaining telemental health consent will help you obtain consent without any effort.