Modern Healthcare July 8, 2020
Shelby Livingston

Some states that expanded telehealth access and coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic are moving to make those changes permanent.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed a bill on Monday that expands telehealth access by barring insurers from requiring that patients have a pre-established relationship with a virtual care provider or imposing additional location, certification or licensure requirements on providers as a condition for telehealth reimbursement.

The new law, which applies to state-regulated health plans and Medicaid, adds remote patient monitoring as a covered service and does away with restrictions on the technology used for telehealth visits. As long as the audio or video technology is compliant with HIPAA, it is covered. The law was modeled off of Colorado’s emergency order expanding...

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Topics: Digital Health, Govt Agencies, Health IT, Healthcare System, Patient / Consumer, Provider, Public Health / COVID, States, Technology, Telehealth
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