SENATE BILL 298

File Code: Insurance - Health

Sponsored By:

Senator Pipkin

Entitled:

Health Insurance - 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; requiring a covered service rendered by telemedicine to be reimbursed by a carrier at the same rate established by the carrier for a covered service, rendered in person, that is the same or substantially the same as the covered service rendered by telemedicine; etc.

History by Legislative and Calendar Date

Legislative date is used to record history occurring in the Chambers otherwise Calendar date is used.

Senate Action

1/31

First Reading Finance

2/1

Hearing 2/16 at 1:00 p.m.

2/8

Hearing cancelled

Hearing 2/23 at 2:00 p.m.

House 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

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Bill Text: First Reading, Third Reading, Enrolled

Fiscal and Policy Note: Available

Amendments: None offered