This chart provides a quick reference summary of each state’s telehealth policy on Medicaid reimbursement, private payer reimbursement laws (both if a law exists and whether or not payment parity is required), and professional requirements around interstate compacts and consent based on information gathered between late May and early September 2023.
The Fall 2023 Edition of CCHP’s Telehealth summary report and Policy Finder tool now includes a category for each state that specifically focuses on federally qualified health centers’ (FQHCs) telehealth Medicaid fee-for-service policy. As is the case for Medicaid telehealth policy in general, the manner in which state Medicaid programs address telehealth reimbursement for FQHCs, and therefore enable them to incorporate telehealth into their clinics, varies widely by state.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the Inspector General(OIG) recently released a new report looking at telehealth use by home health agencies (HHAs) at the beginning of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE). It wasn’t until the start of the PHE that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) allowed HHAs the ability to really utilize telehealth to furnish services, and the new allowance came with additional requirements and restrictions.
CCHP’s October Newsletter is here! This month’s topics include – DEA Issues Extension of Telemedicine Controlled Substance Flexibilities to Dec. 31, 2024; HHS Rule on Discrimination on the Basis of Disability Addresses Requirements for Telehealth Applications; Indian Health Services “Four Walls” Grace Period Extension; CMS Online Resource Dedicated to Process for Requests for Telehealth Service Additions; Latest Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; Revised Medicare Enrollment Application, Includes Telehealth Practice Location Type; American Telemedicine Association New Tools on Disparities and Inequities in Telehealth; Milbank North Carolina Telehealth Medicaid Issue Brief; Open for Questions: FQHC Billing Assistance Technical Assistance.
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) document for Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and Mental Health Counselors (MHCs) regarding provider enrollment, which includes a section related to telehealth. As added in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (CAA, 2023) and CMS’ proposed CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS), MFTs and MHCs are now eligible Medicare practitioners, as well as eligible telehealth practitioners.
