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                                                                                 Center for Connected Health Policy

           Wisconsin


             Medicaid Program:  Forward Health

           Medicaid Program Administrator:  Wisconsin Dept. of Health Services

           Regional Telehealth Resource Center:
           Great Plains Telehealth Resource and Assistance Center
           University of Minnesota/Institute for Health Informatics
           330 Diehl Hall
           505 Essex Street S.E.
           Minneapolis, MN 55455
           (888) 239-7092
           www.gptrac.org


            STATE LAW/REGULATIONS                              MEDICAID PROGRAM

            Definition of telemedicine/telehealth
            "Telehealth" is a service provided from a remote location  “Telemedicine services (also known as "Telehealth") are
            using a combination of interactive video, audio, and   services provided from a remote location using a
            externally acquired images through a networking    combination of interactive video, audio, and externally
            environment between an individual at an originating site  acquired images through a networking environment
            and a provider at a remote location with the service   between a member (i.e., the originating site) and a
            being of sufficient audio and visual fidelity and clarity as  Medicaid-enrolled provider at a remote location (i.e.,
            to be functionally equivalent to face-to-face contact.   distant site). The services must be of sufficient audio
            "Telehealth" does not include telephone conversations   and visual fidelity and clarity as to be functionally
            or Internet-based communications between providers or  equivalent to a face-to-face contact.  Telemedicine
            between providers and individuals.                 services do not include telephone conversations or

                                                               Internet-based communication between providers or
            Source: Wisconsin Statute 49.45 (29w).             between providers and members.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/
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                                                               emedicine&adv=Y>
            Live Video Reimbursement

            (see Medicaid column)                              Forward Health will reimburse for medical and
                                                               mental/behavioral health services via live video.

                                                               Eligible services:

                                                                   •   Office or other outpatient services;
                                                                   •   Office or other outpatient consults;
                                                                   •   Initial inpatient consults;
                                                                   •   Outpatient mental health services;
                                                                   •   Health and behavior assessment/intervention;
                                                                   •   End stage renal disease-related services;
                                                                   •   Outpatient substance abuse services.

                                                                   Eligible providers:

                                                                   •   Physicians and physician clinics;


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                                                                                 Center for Connected Health Policy

            STATE LAW/REGULATIONS                              MEDICAID PROGRAM

                                                                   •   Rural Health Centers;
                                                                   •   Federally Qualified Health Center;
                                                                   •   Physician assistants;
                                                                   •   Nurse practitioners;
                                                                   •   Nurse midwives;
                                                                   •   Psychiatrists;
                                                                   •   Ph.D. psychologists.

                                                               Reimbursement is subject to the same restrictions as in-
                                                               person services.

                                                               Only one eligible provider may be reimbursed per
                                                               member per date of service (DOS), unless it is medically
                                                               necessary for the participation of more than one
                                                               provider.

                                                               Separate services provided by separate specialists for
                                                               the same patient at different times on the same date
                                                               may be reimbursed separately.

                                                               Providers may receive enhanced reimbursement for
                                                               pediatric services, for members 18 years old and under,
                                                               and for HPSA-eligible services.

                                                               HPSA-enhanced reimbursement is allowed when the
                                                               patient or the provider is located in a HPSA-designated
                                                               area.

                                                               Out-of-state providers, except border-status providers,
                                                               must obtain prior authorization (PA) before delivering
                                                               services to Wisconsin Medicaid members.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/
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                                                               emedicine&adv=Y>


                                                               For mental/behavioral health services, BadgerCare Plus,
                                                               a plan under Forward Health, will reimburse mental
                                                               health and substance abuse services the same way it
                                                               reimburses for in-person.

                                                               BadgerCare Plus reimburses only one of the sites, not
                                                               both.

                                                               BadgerCare Plus will not accept claims from individual
                                                               professionals in private practice.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Wisconsin Medicaid Provider Manual,
                                                               Adult Mental Health Day Treatment, Policy 510. (accessed Jan. 21,
                                                               2015)
                                                               Please note:  The same information is repeated in other
                                                               mental/behavioral health provider manuals.  <
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                                                               Mental health services provided through telehealth are
                                                               reimbursable by the Medical Assistance program if the
                                                               provider of the service satisfies the following criteria:
                                                                   •   The provider is a certified provider of mental
                                                                       health services under the Medical Assistance
                                                                       program and is an agency that is certified by a
                                                                       mental health program. (Please see bill text for
                                                                       specific program list).
                                                                   •   The provider and the individual providing the
                                                                       service comply with all Medical assistance
                                                                       coverage policies and standards
                                                                   •   The provider is certified for telehealth by the
                                                                       department.
                                                                   •   The individual who is providing the service is
                                                                       licensed or registered and in good standing with
                                                                       the appropriate state board.
                                                                   •   The provider is located in the United States.  The
                                                                       provider is not required to be located in the state.

                                                               Source: 2013 Assembly Bill 458. 2013 Wisconsin Act 130.
                                                               Publication date: Feb. 7, 2014.  Wisconsin Statute 94.45 (29w).

            Store and Forward Reimbursement
            No reference found.                                No reimbursement.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/
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                                                               emedicine&adv=Y>
            Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement
            No reference found.                                No reference found.

            Email/Phone/FAX
            "Telehealth" does not include telephone conversations   No reimbursement for email or Internet-based
            or Internet-based communications between providers or  communications.
            between providers and individuals.                 No reimbursement for telephone.
                                                               No reference found for FAX.
            Source: Wisconsin Statute 94.45 (29w).
                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/
                                                               Display/tabid/152/Default.aspx?ia=1&p=1&sa=50&s=2&c=61&nt=Tel
                                                               emedicine&adv=Y>
            Online Prescribing

            No reference found.                                No reference found.
            Consent
            No reference found.                                Providers should develop their own methods of informed
                                                               consent.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/

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            Location

            No reference found.                                No reference found.
            Cross-State Licensing
            No reference found.                                No reference found.

            Private Payers
            No reference found.                                No reference found.

            Site/Transmission Fee
            No reference found.                                Reimbursement for originating site facility fees.

                                                               Eligible originating sites:


                                                                   •   Physician offices;
                                                                   •   Hospitals (inpatient or outpatient, excluding
                                                                       emergency rooms);
                                                                   •   Any other appropriate place of service with
                                                                       necessary equipment and staffing.

                                                               The originating site may not be an emergency room.
                                                               An originating site facility fee is not an RHC/FQHC
                                                               service, and may not be reported as an encounter on
                                                               cost reports. Any reimbursement for the originating site
                                                               facility fee must be reported as a deductive value.

                                                               Outpatient hospitals will receive only a facility fee.
                                                               Wisconsin Medicaid will not separately reimburse the
                                                               rate-per-visit for that member, unless the patient receives
                                                               other covered services on the same date.

                                                               Source: WI Forward Health, Covered and non-covered services,
                                                               Physician, (accessed Jan. 21, 2015).
                                                               <https://www.forwardhealth.wi.gov/WIPortal/Online%20Handbooks/
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                                                               Information in the physician section of the WI Forward
                                                               Health Covered and non-covered services manual is
                                                               repeated in the following manuals as well:
                                                                   •   Adult Mental Health Day Treatment
                                                                   •   Ambulatory surgery Centers
                                                                   •   Child/Adolescent Day Treatment
                                                                   •   Community support Program
                                                                   •   Comprehensive Community Services
                                                                   •   Crisis Intervention
                                                                   •   End-Stage Renal Disease
                                                                   •   Family Planning
                                                                   •   Federally Qualified Health Centers
                                                                   •   Hospital, Inpatient
                                                                   •   Hospital, Outpatient
                                                                   •   In-Home Mental Health/Substance Abuse
                                                                       Services
                                                                   •   Narcotics Treatment
                                                                   •   Nurse Midwife
                                                                   •   Nursing Home
                                                                   •   Outpatient Mental Health
                                                                   •   Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse
                                                                       Services
                                                                   •   Outpatient Substance Abuse
                                                                   •   Rural Health Clinic
                                                                   •  Substance Abuse Day Treatment
                                                                 Source:  WI Forward Health Online Manuals. (accessed Jan. 21,

                                                               2015). <
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