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MO HB340
Bill
Status
1/7/2015
Primary Sponsor
Kip Kendrick
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AI Summary
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Defines "originating site" for MO HealthNet telehealth services as the location where the participant receiving telehealth is located during the encounter
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Requires originating sites to ensure immediate availability of clinical staff during telehealth encounters if participants need assistance
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Establishes 14 approved originating site types including physician offices, hospitals, critical access hospitals, rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, nursing homes, dialysis centers, and community mental health centers
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Adds school-based health centers and CSTAR (Comprehensive Substance Treatment and Rehabilitation) programs as approved telehealth originating sites
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Limits consulting providers at Children's Division residential treatment facilities to Missouri-licensed psychiatrists, psychologists, provisionally licensed psychologists, and advanced registered nurse practitioners enrolled as MO HealthNet providers
Legislative Description
Defines an "originating site" for telehealth services and includes school-based health centers in the definition
Last Action
Referred: Health and Mental Health Policy(H)
3/3/2015