Page 3 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
AB 4925 - Telepharmacy; S04337 and A06972 -
Requires telemedicine coverage under private
insurance and Medicaid; S04023 - Medicaid
reimbursement for capital costs related to
telemedicine (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014
New York Proposed Proposed Proposed SESSION)
HB 704 - Telehealth study; SB 533 - Telehealth
taskforce and study (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014
North Carolina SESSION)
North Dakota
HB 123 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 2/18/13) and SB
166 - Medicaid expansion; SB 118 (STATUS:
Ohio Proposed ✔ Proposed CARRYOVER TO 2014 SESSION)
HB 2399 - telemedicine reimbursement for Medicaid
managed care; HB 3452 - Telemedicine for chronic
disease screenings; HB 2089 - repeal informed
consent for telemed (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014
Oklahoma ✔ Proposed Proposed SESSION)
SB 1560 - Adds self-insured health plans for state-
Oregon ✔ Proposed employees to telemedicine parity law
HB 491; SB 1083 and HB 1655 - Establish patient-
centered medical home model with consideration for
telemedicine (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014
Pennsylvania Proposed Proposed SESSION)
Rhode Island Proposed S 753 and H 7137 - Licensure
SB 290 and HB 3779 (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014
South Carolina Proposed Session)
South Dakota
HB 1895 and SB 2050 (new); SB 484 and HB 923
Tennessee Proposed Proposed (STATUS: CARYYOVER T0 2014 Session)
Texas ✔ ✔
Utah
Vermont ✔ ✔
Virginia ✔ SB 647 - Teledentistry pilot

Washington Proposed Proposed HB 1448 (STATUS: CARRYOVER TO 2014 Session)
West Virginia Proposed Proposed HB 4531

AB 458 and SB 410 - amends practice guidelines for
Wisconsin Proposed telemental health providers (STATUS: ENACTED)
Wyoming
* Does Not Include State Administrative or Regulatory Orders
✔= Previously Enacted