Page 2 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies

2013 State Telemedicine Legislation Tracking (as of 9/16/2013) *

Other Proposed Bills
Legislated Medicaid Affecting
Legislated Mandate Coverage (primarily Telemedicine Access
State for Private Coverage interactive video) or Coverage Notes

H. 1951 - comprehensive mandate for all health plans
including Medicaid; S. 530 and H. 2114 - mandates
coverage for telemedicine under private, medicaid,
and state employee plans; S. 467 - mandates
coverage for private and state employee plans only;
and H. 948 - mandates coverage for telepsych
services; H. 3538 - Medicaid coverage of home
remote patient monitoring (STATUS: Senate and
Massachusetts Proposed Proposed ✔ House override Governor's veto 7/24 and 7/30)

HB 4714 - Allow telemedicine under ACA Medicaid
Michigan ✔ ✔ expansion (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 9/16/13)
Minnesota ✔
Mississippi ✔ ✔ SB 2209 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 4/1/13)
HB 986--formerly SB 262 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO
LAW 7/8/13); HB 936 - Allows APRNs to practice
Missouri ✔ telehealth in rural areas
Montana ✔ SB 270 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 4/5/13)
LB 505 and 605 - Telebehavioral (STATUS: DIED IN
SESSION); and LB 556 - child behavioral health
Nebraska ✔ ✔ (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 6/4/13)
SB 369 - Telemedicine practice for osteopathic
physicians; SB 327 - Telepharmacy and Telemedicine
practice for physicians (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW
Nevada ✔ 6/2/13)
New Hampshire ✔

A4127 - Medicaid coverage for telepsychiatry; S2916 -
New Jersey Proposed Medicaid coverage of telemental health in FQHCs
New Mexico ✔ SB 69 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 4/2/13)
S04337 and A06972 - Requires telemedicine coverage
under private insurance and Medicaid (STATUS: DIED
IN SESSION); S04023 - Medicaid reimbursement for
capital costs related to telemedicine (STATUS: DIED
New York Proposed Proposed Proposed IN SESSION)

SB 98 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 5/8/13) and HB
North Carolina ✔ 105 - Medicaid coverage for neonatal screening
North Dakota

HB 123 and SB 166 - Medicaid expansion (STATUS:
Ohio Proposed Proposed Proposed Passed the House and Sent to Senate); SB 118
HB 2089 - repeal informed consent for telemed; HB
1235 - Allows Osteopathic Medical Board to issue
telemedicine license (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW
Oklahoma ✔ ✔ 5/10/13)