Kentucky

Last updated 09/15/2021

Consent Requirements

The cabinet, in consultation with the Division of Telehealth Services within the Office of Health Data and Analytics is required to promulgate administrative regulations to establish minimum requirements for the proper use and security of telehealth, including requirements for confidentiality and data integrity, privacy and security, informed consent, privileging and credentialing, reimbursement, and technology, among other things.

SOURCE: House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall obtain patient informed consent.

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Definitions

“Telehealth” or “digital health” means a mode of delivering healthcare services through the use of telecommunication technologies, including but not limited to synchronous and asynchronous technology, remote patient monitoring technology, and audio-only encounters, by a health care provider to a patient or to another health care provider at a different location. Shall not include:

• The delivery of health care services through electronic mail, text, chat, or facsimile unless a state agency authorized or required to promulgate administrative regulations relating to telehealth determines that health care services can be delivered via these modalities in ways that enhance recipient health and well-being and meet all clinical and technology guidelines for recipient safety and appropriate delivery of services; or
• Basic communication between a health care provider and a patient, including but not limited to appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, voicemails, or any other similar communication intended to facilitate the actual provision of healthcare services either in-person or via telehealth; and

Unless waived by the applicable federal authority, shall be delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.

SOURCE: House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

“Telehealth consultation means a medical or health consultation, for purposes of patient diagnosis or treatment, that meets the definition of telehealth in this section.”

SOURCE: KY Revised Statutes. 205.510. (Accessed Sept 2021).

Telehealth means two-way, real time interactive communication between a patient and a physician or practitioner located at a distant site for the purpose of improving a patient’s health through the use of interactive telecommunication equipment that includes, at a minimum, audio and video equipment.

SOURCE: KY 907 KAR 1:055 (36). (Accessed Sept. 2021).

“Telemedicine” means two-way, real time interactive communication between a patient and a physician or practitioner located at a distant site for the purpose of improving a patient’s health through the use of interactive telecommunications equipment that includes, at a minimum, audio and video equipment.

SOURCE: KY 907 KAR 9:005. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

“Telehealth” or “digital health” is defined by KRS 211.332(5). “Telehealth” or “digital health”: Means a mode of delivering healthcare services through the use of telecommunication technologies, including but not limited to synchronous and asynchronous technology, remote patient monitoring technology, and audio only encounters, by a health care provider to a patient or to another health care provider at a different location.

Shall not include:

• The delivery of health care services through electronic mail, text, chat, or facsimile unless a state agency authorized or required to promulgate administrative regulations relating to telehealth determines that health care services can be delivered via these modalities in ways that enhance recipient health and well-being and meet all clinical and technology guidelines for recipient safety and appropriate delivery of services; or
• Basic communication between a health care provider and a patient, including but not limited to appointment scheduling, appointment reminders, voicemails, or any other similar communication intended to facilitate the actual provision of healthcare services either in-person or via telehealth; and
• Unless waived by the applicable federal authority, shall be delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, 42 U.S.C. secs. 1320d to 1320d-9.

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule; KY Revised Statute 211.332. (Accessed Sept. 2021)

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Email, Phone & Fax

Telehealth services and telehealth consultations shall not be reimbursable under this section if they are provided through the use of a facsimile machine, text, chat, or electronic mail unless the Department for Medicaid Services determines that telehealth can be provided via these modalities in ways that enhance recipient health and well-being and meet all clinical and technology guidelines for recipient safety and appropriate delivery of services.

Medicaid-participating practitioners and home health agencies are strongly encouraged to use audio-only encounters as a mode of delivering telehealth services only when no other approved mode of delivering telehealth services is available.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559 as Revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall, as appropriate for the service, provider, and recipient, utilize the following modalities of communication delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):

• Live or real-time audio and video synchronous telehealth technology;
• Asynchronous store-and-forward telehealth technology;
• Remote patient monitoring using wireless devices, wearable sensors, or implanted health monitors;
• Audio-only telecommunications systems; or
• Clinical text chat technology when:
  • Utilized within a secure, HIPAA compliant application or electronic health record system;

and

• • Meeting:
    • The scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
    • The scope of practice of the provider; and
    • Comply with the following federal laws to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to telehealth:
      • False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733;
      • Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and
      • Physician Self-Referral, Section 1877 of the Social Security Act

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Live Video

POLICY

The department must reimburse an eligible telehealth care provider for a telehealth service in an amount that is at least 100 percent of the amount for a comparable in-person service. A managed care plan may establish a different rate for telehealth reimbursement via contract.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept 2021).

A request for reimbursement shall not be denied solely because:

• An in-person consultation between a Medicaid-participating practitioner and a patient did not occur; or
• A Medicaid-participating provider employed by a rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike was not physically located on the premises of the clinic or health center when the telehealth service or telehealth consultation was provided.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559, as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

The Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services shall not:

• Require a Medicaid provider to be physically present with a Medicaid recipient, unless the provider determines that it is medically necessary to perform those services in person;
• Require prior authorization, medical review, or administrative clearance for telehealth that would not be required if a service were provided in person;
• Require a Medicaid provider to be employed by another provider or agency in order to provide telehealth services that would not be required if that service were provided in person;
• Require demonstration that it is necessary to provide services to a Medicaid recipient through telehealth;
• Restrict or deny coverage of telehealth based solely on the communication technology or application used to deliver the telehealth services; or
• Require a Medicaid provider to be part of a telehealth network.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to require the Medicaid program or a Medicaid managed care organization to:

• Provide coverage for telehealth services that are not medically necessary; or
• Reimburse any fees charged by a telehealth facility for transmission of a telehealth encounter.

The cabinet, in implementing Sections 2 and 3 of this Act, shall maintain telehealth policies and guidelines to providing care that ensure that Medicaid-eligible citizens will have safe, adequate, and efficient medical care, and that prevent waste, fraud, and abuse of the Medicaid program.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.5591, as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall, as appropriate for the service, provider, and recipient, utilize the following modalities of communication delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):

• Live or real-time audio and video synchronous telehealth technology;
• Asynchronous store-and-forward telehealth technology;
• Remote patient monitoring using wireless devices, wearable sensors, or implanted health monitors;
• Audio-only telecommunications systems; or
• Clinical text chat technology when:
  • Utilized within a secure, HIPAA compliant application or electronic health record system;

and

• • Meeting:
    • The scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
    • The scope of practice of the provider; and
    • Comply with the following federal laws to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to telehealth:
      • False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733;
      • Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and
      • Physician Self-Referral, Section 1877 of the Social Security Act

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

ELIGIBLE SERVICES/SPECIALTIES

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services and any managed care organization with whom the Department for Medicaid Services contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services shall provide Medicaid reimbursement for covered telehealth services and telehealth consultations, if the telehealth service or telehealth consultation:

• Is provided by a Medicaid-participating practitioner, including those employed by a home health agency licensed pursuant to KRS Chapter 216, to a Medicaid recipient or another Medicaid-participating practitioner at a different physical location; and
• Meets all clinical, technology, and medical coding guidelines for recipient safety and appropriate delivery of services established by the Department for Medicaid Services or the provider’s professional licensure board.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559 as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Telehealth service means any service that is provided by telehealth that is one of the following:

• Event
• Encounter
• Consultation, including a telehealth consultation
• Visit
• Store-and-forward transfer
• Remote patient monitoring
• Referral
• Treatment

A service is not reimbursed if:

• It is not medically necessary;
• The equivalent service is not covered by the department if provided in a face-to-face setting; or
• The provider is not enrolled, participating, or in good standing with the Medicaid program, is on an excluded or terminated provider list, or is an excluded individual or entity, as listed on the US Office of Inspector General List.

Reimbursement is not made for services that are not:

• Medically necessary;
• Compliant with administrative regulation;
• Applicable to this administrative regulation; or
• Compliant with state or federal law.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

ELIGIBLE PROVIDERS

For rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes, reimbursement for covered telehealth services and telehealth consultations shall:

• To the extent permitted under federal law, include an originating site fee in an amount equal to that which is permitted under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395m for Medicare-participating providers if the Medicaid beneficiary who received the telehealth service or telehealth consultation was physically located at the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike at the time of service or consultation delivery and the provider of the telehealth service or telehealth consultation is not employed by the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike; or
• If the telehealth service or telehealth consultation provider is employed by the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike, include a supplemental reimbursement paid by the Department for Medicaid Services in an amount equal to the difference between the actual reimbursement amount paid by a Medicaid managed care organization and the amount that would have been paid if reimbursement had been made directly by the department.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559 as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

A “telehealth care provider” is a Medicaid provider who is:

• Currently enrolled as a Medicaid provider;
• Currently participating as a Medicaid provider;
• Operating within the scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
• Operating within the provider’s scope of practice.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Eligible providers for services NOT in a Community Mental Health Center:

• A psychiatrist;
• A licensed clinical social worker directly employed by a psychiatrist if the psychiatrist also interacts with the recipient during the encounter;
• A psychologist with a license and a doctorate degree in psychology directly employed by a psychiatrist if the psychiatrist also interacts with the recipient during the encounter;
• A licensed professional clinical counselor directly employed by a psychiatrist if the psychiatrist also interacts with the recipient during the encounter;
• A licensed marriage and family therapist directly employed by a psychiatrist if the psychiatrist also interacts with the recipient during the encounter;
• A physician;
• An APRN;
• Speech-language pathologist;
• Occupational therapist;
• Physical therapist;
• Licensed dietitian or certified nutritionist; or
• Registered nurse or dietitian

Eligible providers for services in a Community Mental Health Center:

• A psychiatrist;
• A physician;
• Psychologist with a license in accordance with KRS 319.010(6);
• A licensed marriage and family therapist;
• A licensed professional clinical counselor;
• A psychiatric medical resident;
• A psychiatric registered nurse;
• A licensed clinical social worker;
• An advanced practice registered nurse

Restrictions apply for all professionals.

SOURCE: KY State Plan Amendment. Attachment 3.1-B. Approved 3/9/2011 (Accessed Sept. 2021).

ELIGIBLE SITES

Place of service is anywhere the patient is located at the time a telehealth service is provided, and includes telehealth services provided to a patient at home or office, or a clinic, school or workplace.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

For rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes, reimbursement for covered telehealth services and telehealth consultations shall:

• To the extent permitted under federal law, include an originating site fee in an amount equal to that which is permitted under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395m for Medicare-participating providers if the Medicaid beneficiary who received the telehealth service or telehealth consultation was physically located at the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike at the time of service or consultation delivery and the provider of the telehealth service or telehealth consultation is not employed by the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike; or
• If the telehealth service or telehealth consultation provider is employed by the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike, include a supplemental reimbursement paid by the Department for Medicaid Services in an amount equal to the difference between the actual reimbursement amount paid by a Medicaid managed care organization and the amount that would have been paid if reimbursement had been made directly by the department.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559 as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS

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FACILITY/TRANSMISSION FEE

For rural health clinics, federally qualified health centers, and federally qualified health center look-alikes, reimbursement for covered telehealth services and telehealth consultations shall to the extent permitted under federal law, include an originating site fee in an amount equal to that which is permitted under 42 U.S.C. sec. 1395m for Medicare-participating providers if the Medicaid beneficiary who received the telehealth service or telehealth consultation was physically located at the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike at the time of service or consultation delivery and the provider of the telehealth service or telehealth consultation is not employed by the rural health clinic, federally qualified health center, or federally qualified health center look-alike.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statute Sec. 205.559 as revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Miscellaneous

The Cabinet in consultation with the Division of Telehealth Services is required to do the following:

• Provide guidance and direction to providers delivering health care services using telehealth or digital health
• Promote access to health care services provided via telehealth or digital health
• Maintain an online telehealth provider directory for consumer use; and
• No later than thirty (30) days after the effective date of this Act, promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to:
  • Establish a glossary of telehealth terminology to provide standard definitions for all healthcare providers who deliver health care services via telehealth, all state agencies authorized or required to promulgate administrative regulations relating to telehealth, and all payors;
  • Establish minimum requirements for the proper use and security of telehealth, including requirements for confidentiality and data integrity, privacy and security, informed consent, privileging and credentialing, reimbursement, and technology Establish minimum requirements to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse related to telehealth; and
  • Maintain the discretion of state agencies authorized or required to promulgate administrative regulations relating to telehealth to establish requirements to authorize, prohibit, or otherwise govern the use of telehealth in accordance with the state agencies’ respective jurisdictions.

The cabinet is also required to study the impact of telehealth on health care delivery and submit annual reports to the Legislative Research Commission. See bill text for details.

SOURCE: House Bill 140 (2021 Session), (Accessed Sept. 2021).

A health-care facility that receives reimbursement under this section for consultations provided by a Medicaid-participating provider who practices in that facility and a health professional who obtains a consultation under this section shall establish quality-of-care protocols, which may include a requirement for an annual in-person or face-to-face consultation with a patient who receives telehealth services, and patient confidentiality guidelines to ensure that telehealth consultations meet all requirements and patient care standards as required by law.

The Department for Medicaid Services and any managed care organization with whom the department contracts for the delivery of Medicaid services shall not deny reimbursement for telehealth services covered by this section based solely on quality-of-care protocols adopted by a health-care facility.

SOURCE: KY Statute Sec. 205.559, as Revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session). (Accessed Sept. 2021).

The cabinet shall provide oversight, guidance, and direction to Medicaid providers delivering care using telehealth.

• The Department for Medicaid Services shall within 30 days after the effective date of the Act do the following:
  • Promulgate administrative regulations in accordance with KRS Chapter 13A to establish requirements for telehealth coverage and reimbursement rates, which shall be equivalent to coverage requirements and reimbursement rates for the same service provided in person unless the telehealth provider and the department or a managed care organization contractually agree to a lower reimbursement rate for telehealth services; and
  • Create, establish, or designate the claim forms, records required, and authorization procedures to be followed in conjunction with this section and Section 7 of this Act,
• Require that specialty care be rendered by a health care provider who is recognized and actively participating in the Medicaid program;
• Require that any required prior authorization requesting a referral or consultation for specialty care be processed by the patient’s primary care provider and that any specialist coordinates care with the patient’s primary care provider; and
• Require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services cannot require a Medicaid provider to be a part of a telehealth network.

SOURCE: KY Statute Sec. 205.5591, as Revised by House Bill 140 (2021 Session). (Accessed Sept. 2021).

For FQHCs and RHCs, a “visit” is defined as occurring in-person or via telehealth.

SOURCE: KY 907 KAR 1:055 (37). (Accessed Sept. 2021).

See rule for requirements of health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service, including those related to confidentiality, patient privacy, consent, credentialing

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Out of State Providers

KY Medicaid program shall require a telehealth provider to be licensed in Kentucky, or as allowed under the standards and provisions of a recognized interstate compact, in order to receive reimbursement for telehealth services.

SOURCE: KY Statute Sec. 205.5591, as amended by HB 140 (2021 Session). (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Overview

The Medicaid program and managed care are required to reimburse for services delivered through telehealth.  The department is required to promulgate administrative regulations to establish requirements for telehealth coverage and reimbursement, which shall be equivalent to the coverage for the same service provided in person unless the telehealth provider and the Medicaid program or a Medicaid managed care organization contractually agree to a lower reimbursement rate for telehealth services, or the department establishes a different reimbursement rate.

Kentucky’s definition of telehealth includes synchronous and asynchronous technology, remote patient monitoring technology, and audio-only encounters.  Store-and-forward is reimbursed by KY Medicaid under certain circumstances and remote patient monitoring is not considered an eligible telehealth service for reimbursement although included as part of KY’s glossary (see reference below).

Medicaid-participating practitioners and home health agencies are strongly encouraged to use audio-only encounters as a mode of delivering telehealth services only when no other approved mode of delivering telehealth services is available.

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall, as appropriate for the service, provider, and recipient, utilize the following modalities of communication delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):

• Live or real-time audio and video synchronous telehealth technology;
• Asynchronous store-and-forward telehealth technology;
• Remote patient monitoring using wireless devices, wearable sensors, or implanted health monitors;
• Audio-only telecommunications systems; or
• Clinical text chat technology when:
  • Utilized within a secure, HIPAA compliant application or electronic health record system;

and

• • Meeting:
    • The scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
    • The scope of practice of the provider; and
    • Comply with the following federal laws to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to telehealth:
      • False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733;
      • Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and
      • Physician Self-Referral, Section 1877 of the Social Security Act

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

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Remote Patient Monitoring

POLICY

Remote patient monitoring shall not be an eligible telehealth service within the fee-for-service Medicaid program unless that service is:

• Expanded pursuant to subsection (4) of this section;
• Otherwise included as a part of a department approved value based payment arrangement; or
• Otherwise included as a value added service or payment arrangement.

A managed care organization may reimburse for remote patient monitoring as a telehealth service if expanded pursuant to subsection (4) of this section or provided as a:

• Value based payment arrangement; or
• Value added service or payment arrangement.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall, as appropriate for the service, provider, and recipient, utilize the following modalities of communication delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):

• Live or real-time audio and video synchronous telehealth technology;
• Asynchronous store-and-forward telehealth technology;
• Remote patient monitoring using wireless devices, wearable sensors, or implanted health monitors;
• Audio-only telecommunications systems; or
• Clinical text chat technology when:
  • Utilized within a secure, HIPAA compliant application or electronic health record system;

and

• • Meeting:
    • The scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
    • The scope of practice of the provider; and
    • Comply with the following federal laws to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to telehealth:
      • False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733;
      • Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and
      • Physician Self-Referral, Section 1877 of the Social Security Act

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

CONDITIONS

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PROVIDER LIMITATIONS

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OTHER RESTRICTIONS

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Store and Forward

POLICY

KY Medicaid reimburses for telehealth consultations, the definition of which encompasses store-and-forward.

SOURCE: KY Revised Statutes 205.559. For definition, see: KY Revised Statute 205.510. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

A store and forward service shall be permissible if the primary purpose of the asynchronous interaction involves high quality digital data transfer, such as digital image transfers.

An asynchronous telehealth service shall be reimbursable if that service supports an upcoming synchronous telehealth or face-to-face visit to a provider that is providing one of the eligible specialties (see next section).

The department shall evaluate available asynchronous telehealth services quarterly, and may clarify that certain asynchronous telehealth services meet the requirements to be included as permissible asynchronous telehealth, as appropriate and as funds are available, if those asynchronous telehealth services have an evidence base establishing the service’s:

• Safety; and
• Efficacy.

A provider shall not receive additional reimbursement for an asynchronous telehealth service if the service is an included or integral part of the billed office visit code or service code.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

Health care providers performing a telehealth or digital health service shall, as appropriate for the service, provider, and recipient, utilize the following modalities of communication delivered over a secure communications connection that complies with the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA):

• Live or real-time audio and video synchronous telehealth technology;
• Asynchronous store-and-forward telehealth technology;
• Remote patient monitoring using wireless devices, wearable sensors, or implanted health monitors;
• Audio-only telecommunications systems; or
• Clinical text chat technology when:
  • Utilized within a secure, HIPAA compliant application or electronic health record system;

and

• • Meeting:
    • The scope of the provider’s professional licensure; and
    • The scope of practice of the provider; and
    • Comply with the following federal laws to prevent waste, fraud, and abuse relating to telehealth:
      • False Claims Act, 31 U.S.C. § 3729-3733;
      • Anti-Kickback Statute, 42 U.S.C. § 1320a-7b(b); and
      • Physician Self-Referral, Section 1877 of the Social Security Act

SOURCE: KY 900 KAR 12:005 Emergency Rule & Ordinary Rule. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

ELIGIBLE SERVICES/SPECIALTIES

An asynchronous telehealth service within the following specialties or instances of care that meets the criteria established in this section shall be reimbursable as a store-and-forward telehealth service:

• Radiology;
• Cardiology;
• Oncology;
• Obstetrics and gynecology;
• Ophthalmology and optometry, including a retinal exam;
• Dentistry;
• Nephrology;
• Infectious disease;
• Dermatology;
• Orthopedics;
• Wound care consultation;
• A store and forward telehealth service in which a clear digital image is integral and necessary to make a diagnosis or continue a course of treatment;
• A speech language pathology service that involves the analysis of a digital image, video, or sound file, such as for a speech language pathology diagnosis or consultation; or
• Any code or group of services included as an allowed asynchronous telehealth service.

SOURCE: KY Admin. Regs. Title, 907, 3:170. (Accessed Sept. 2021).

GEOGRAPHIC LIMITS

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TRANSMISSION FEE

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