SB20-212 Summary

• Appropriates $5,068,381 from CARES Act funds to the Department of Health Care Policy and Financing for telemedicine expansion services from July 1 through December 30, 2020.

• Prohibits insurance carriers from imposing annual dollar maximums on telehealth services that differ from in-person services, requiring specific HIPAA-compliant technologies, prior patient-provider relationships, or additional provider certifications.

• Expands telemedicine definition to include remote monitoring and store-and-forward transfers; allows home care agency supervision through telemedicine or telehealth.

• Requires telemedicine services to meet the same standard of care as in-person visits and allows reimbursement through interactive audio, video, data communication, telephone, relay calls, and live chat.

• Establishes telemedicine services as qualifying face-to-face encounters for rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and federal Indian Health Service programs, with reimbursement rates no less than comparable in-person visits.