certain documentation or billing practices, so long as they are not unduly burdensome or unreasonable. Subdivision 2 prohibits a health carrier from denying Identical Subd. 2. Parity between telemedicine and in-person coverage of a service solely because the service was services. Prohibits a health carrier from excluding a delivered via telemedicine and was not provided through service for coverage solely because the service is in-person contact between the licensed health care provided via telemedicine and not provided through provider and patient. consultation or contact. Subdivision 3 requires the health carrier to reimburse Senate paragraph (a) the same basis and at Subd. 3. Reimbursement for telemedicine services. reimburses “on the distant site provider for services delivered via the same rate as the health would apply to an in (a) Requires a health carrier to reimburse a distant site carrier” telemedicine on the same basis and at the same rate as person visit. provider for covered services delivered via would apply to the services, consultation, or contacts if telemedicine commensurate with the cost of delivering House paragraph (a) reimburses the “commensurate with provided in person. Permits the health carrier to require health care services through telemedicine. States that costs of delivering health care services though a deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance for services the distant site provider is responsible for reimbursing and has the distant site provider as the telemedicine” provided by telemedicine so long as the deductible, any fees to the originating site. responsible party for reimbursing fees to the originating or coinsurance does not exceed the deductible, site. (b) States that it is not a violation of this subdivision co-payment, or coinsurance applicable if the service is for a health carrier to include a deductible, co-payment, provided through in-person contact. or coinsurance requirement for a health care service provided via telemedicine, so long as it is not in addition to and does not exceed any payment that would applicable for in-person contact. Subdivision 4 requires a health carrier to make a facility Senate only provision fee payment to the originating site health care provider for the delivery of telemedicine to the enrollee. The facility fee payment to the originating site provider is in addition to the reimbursement to the distant site
certain documentation or billing practices, so long as they are not unduly burdensome or unreasonable. Subdivision 2 prohibits a health carrier from denying coverage of a service solely because the service was delivered via telemedicine and was not provided through in-person contact between the licensed health care provider and patient. Identical Subd. 2. Parity between telemedicine and in-person services. Prohibits a health carrier from excluding a service for coverage solely because the service is provided via telemedicine and not provided through consultation or contact. Subdivision 3 requires the health carrier to reimburse the distant site provider for services delivered via telemedicine on the same basis and at the same rate as would apply to the services, consultation, or contacts if provided in person. Permits the health carrier to require a deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance for services provided by telemedicine so long as the deductible, or coinsurance does not exceed the deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance applicable if the service is provided through in-person contact. Senate paragraph (a) reimburses “on the same basis and at the same rate as the health carrier” would apply to an in person visit. House paragraph (a) reimburses “commensurate with the costs of delivering health care services though telemedicine” and has the distant site provider as the responsible party for reimbursing fees to the originating site. Subd. 3. Reimbursement for telemedicine services. (a) Requires a health carrier to reimburse a distant site provider for covered services delivered via telemedicine commensurate with the cost of delivering health care services through telemedicine. States that the distant site provider is responsible for reimbursing any fees to the originating site. (b) States that it is not a violation of this subdivision for a health carrier to include a deductible, co-payment, or coinsurance requirement for a health care service provided via telemedicine, so long as it is not in addition to and does not exceed any payment that would applicable for in-person contact. Subdivision 4 requires a health carrier to make a facility fee payment to the originating site health care provider for the delivery of telemedicine to the enrollee. The facility fee payment to the originating site provider is in addition to the reimbursement to the distant site Senate only provision
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