AZ HB2030

Requires health insurance contracts, evidence of coverage, and disability insurance policies issued, delivered or renewed on or after January 1, 2018 to provide coverage for telemedicine services if the same service would be covered when provided in-person.

Limits telemedicine coverage to nine specified medical conditions and settings: trauma, burn, cardiology, infectious diseases, mental health disorders, neurologic diseases including strokes, dermatology, pulmonology, and urology.

Allows insurers and health care organizations to impose the same deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance for telemedicine services as they would for in-person consultations for the same service.

Defines telemedicine as interactive use of audio, video, or other electronic media for diagnosis, consultation, or treatment, excluding audio-only telephone, video-only systems, facsimile machines, instant messages, or email.

Requires telemedicine services to comply with Arizona licensure requirements, accreditation standards, and practice guidelines of national medical professional associations; does not apply to limited benefit coverage; effective December 31, 2018.