A single state license covers practice across all states via telehealth

The PMHNP must hold active licensure in each state where patients are physically located. Additional considerations include prescriptive authority, collaborative agreement requirements, controlled substance prescribing rules, and telehealth-specific standards that vary by state

Telepsychiatry is exempt from state licensing under federal telehealth law

Only the state where the PMHNP is physically located at the time of the encounter matters for regulatory purposes