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.
