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AR HB1068
Bill
Status
4/19/2021
Primary Sponsor
Aaron Pilkington
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AI Summary
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Amends Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(3) to explicitly include a patient's home as an originating site for telemedicine services.
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Amends Arkansas Code § 23-79-1601(4) to include a patient's home as an originating site for purposes of insurance coverage for telemedicine services.
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Authorizes healthcare professionals to use telemedicine to perform group meetings for healthcare services, including group therapy, under Arkansas Code § 17-80-404.
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Prohibits telemedicine from being used for group therapy provided to children 18 years of age or younger.
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Restricts telemedicine group therapy for adults in Medicaid-funded programs to only those situations where the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved such services.
Legislative Description
To Clarify The Telemedicine Act; To Specify That The Home Of A Patient May Be An Originating Site For Telemedicine And That Group Meetings May Be Performed Via Telemedicine; And To Clarify Reimbursement Of Telemedicine Services.
Last Action
Notification that HB1068 is now Act 767
4/19/2021