Page 2 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies

2014 State Telemedicine Legislation Tracking (as of 2/24/2014) *

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

HB 2690 - Parity coverage and reimbursement for
telemental health; HB 2531 (new), SB 175, HB 2317,
and HB 2395 - Autism diagnosis and treatment
Kansas Proposed coverage (STATUS: CARYYOVER T0 2014 Session)
Kentucky ✔ ✔
Louisiana ✔
HB 1738 - Allow telemedicine use for
consultations/medical exams during involuntary
Maine ✔ Proposed hospitalizations

SB 198 and HB 802 - Lifting restrictions on Medicaid
reimbursement of telemedicine-provided services; SB
Maryland ✔ ✔ Proposed 249 and HB 808 - Cybersecurity

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;
H. 948 - mandates coverage for telepsych services
Massachusetts Proposed Proposed ✔ (STATUS: CARYYOVER T0 2014 Session)
Michigan ✔ ✔
Minnesota ✔

SB 2646 and HB 578 - Parity for store-and-forward
and remote patient monitoring (STATUS: House Bill
Died on Calendar; Senate Bill Passed Senate and
Sent to House); SB 2015 and HB 396, 397, 457 -
Authorizes Board of Health to develop rules for
Mississippi ✔ ✔ Proposed telemedicine; SB 2209 (LAW EFFECTIVE 7/1/13)
HB 1837 - Coverage and reimbursement under
Medicaid; HB 986--formerly SB 262 (LAW EFFECTIVE
Missouri ✔ Proposed 1/1/14)
Montana ✔ SB 270 (LAW EFFECTIVE 1/1/14)
LB 1017 - Revise guidelines for telepharmacy; LB 1078
(new); LB 505 and 605 - Telebehavioral (STATUS:
Nebraska Proposed ✔ Proposed CARRYOVER TO 2014 SESSION)
Nevada ✔
HB 1158 - Requires managed care plans to offer
financial incentives to beneficiaries who use less
New Hampshire ✔ Proposed expensive services like telemedicine
S 1204 and AB 2161 - Medicaid coverage and
New Jersey Proposed reimbursement of telemental health in FQHCs
SB 76 and HB 306 - Includes telemedicine in scope of
practice for dental therapy-hygienist; SB 69 (LAW
New Mexico ✔ Proposed EFFECTIVE 7/4/13)