Objectives
This study aimed to examine the scope of telehealth contraceptive services at publicly supported family planning clinics.
Study design
We surveyed a sample of 446 publicly supported family planning clinics in the United States.
Results
Most clinics offer some services via telehealth, but provision varies widely by clinic type, with Planned Parenthood clinics offering telehealth most frequently, and by service, with certain contraceptive services, sexually transmitted infections (STI) testing and treatment, and medication abortion less frequently available than messaging services.
Conclusions
Health departments and federally qualified health centers may need more support and infrastructure to implement telehealth for contraceptive care.
Implications
Many publicly supported family planning clinics in the United States offer telehealth for contraceptive care, but clinics vary in the types of services available via telehealth. Clinics and patients who want or need to use telehealth for contraceptive care may need more supportive infrastructure to do so.