Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani Correctional Healthcare Practice Co-Chairs Allison Becker and Kendra Stark authored “Navigating Legal Challenges in Telehealth” in CorrectCare, the magazine of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care.
The article provides key considerations when implementing telehealth services in correctional facility settings. While telehealth can address provider shortages, high costs, and security issues, it introduces a number of challenges, including complying with federal and state laws, maintaining patient privacy in correctional environments, and ensuring that telehealth is enhancing rather than diminishing patient care.
Becker is the Managing Partner of the firm’s Raleigh Office, Co-Chair of the National Healthcare Practice, and Co-Chair of the Correctional Healthcare Practice. She is a seasoned attorney who represents correctional healthcare providers in complex litigation involving civil rights, medical malpractice, regulatory compliance, class actions, and professional liability.
Stark, a Partner and Co-Chair of the Correctional Healthcare Practice, focuses on defending correctional healthcare providers in federal civil rights actions and high-exposure cases involving medical and mental-health services. She regularly presents on best practices for correctional healthcare delivery, surveillance policy, and emerging regulatory challenges.
Read the full article in CorrectCare‘s Spring 2026 issue.