MI SB0772

Health insurers must reimburse telemedicine services at the same rate as equivalent in-person visits, not just provide the same coverage.

Insurers must use evaluation and management billing codes applicable to face-to-face contact when determining coverage and reimbursement rates for telemedicine services.

Insurers cannot require face-to-face contact for services appropriately provided through telemedicine, nor can they force providers to use telemedicine unless contractually agreed and clinically appropriate.

Telemedicine providers must be licensed in the state where the patient is located, and services remain subject to standard policy terms including copayments, coinsurances, and deductibles.

The definition of "insurer" includes nonprofit dental care corporations operating under 1963 PA 125 as of December 31, 2017.