On November 25, 2019, Governor Tony Evers signed SB380 into law, defining telehealth and expanding telemedicine parity to Medicaid participants. The bill provides telehealth coverage to equal services provided in-person.
On October 11, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB-744 into law requiring telemedicine coverage and payment parity by commercial health groups throughout California.
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The Operating Budget in its entirety is effective January 1, 2020; however, “Telemedicine Services” (R.C. 3902.30, 4723.94, and 4731.2910) is effective starting January 1, 2021, for private insurers.
Governor Chris Sununu signed a bill into law allowing primary care physicians and pediatricians to bill Medicaid and private insurers for telemedicine services. The revision of SB258, fully effective on January 1, 2020, also extends coverage to asynchronous telemedicine services.
Telemedicine is no longer a tertiary modality or the feared technology disruptor of the early years. Now it is an expectation that medical practices incorporate some form of telemedicine.
Florida’s HB23, signed into law by Governor Ron DeSantis on June 25, 2019, officially introducing a negotiable type of telehealth parity legislation.
Governor Janet Mills signed LD1263 into law, officially establishing telehealth parity by private payors after various efforts were vetoed in 2017. The law, effective January 1, 2020, institutes significant changes for state telemedicine policy by private payors, with no changes to Medicaid.
South Dakota state legislature passed revisions to SB136 to update the state code surrounding payment and coverage for telemedicine services for private payors. Updated statutes go into effect on January 1, 2020.
The originating site is the patient’s location during a telemedicine session and is commonly referred to as the remote site.
