HOUSE BILL 14

Sponsored By:

Delegate Smigiel

Entitled:

Health Insurance - Medically Underserved Areas and Populations - Reimbursement for Covered Services Rendered by Telemedicine

Synopsis:

Requiring specified health insurance carriers to reimburse a licensed health care provider for a covered service rendered by telemedicine to an insured or enrollee in a medically underserved area or population; requiring a covered service rendered by telemedicine to be reimbursed at a specified rate; applying provisions of the Act to health maintenance organizations; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

House Action

11/17

Pre-filed

1/12

First Reading Health and Government Operations

1/13

Hearing 1/20 at 1:00 p.m.

2/22

Unfavorable Report by Health and Government Operations

Senate Action

No Action

Bill indexed under the following Subjects:

Health Insurance -see also- HMOS; Managed Care Organizations

Health Maintenance Organizations -see also- Manage Care Orgs

Health Occupations -see also- specific health occupations

Patients

Physicians -see also- Dentists; Med Exmnrs; Psych; etc

Reimbursement Rates

Telecommunications -see also- Telephones

Bill affects the following Statutes:

Health - General

( 19-706 )

Insurance

( 15-138 )

Documents

Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered

Committee Votes :

House

Health and Government Operations