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50 State Telemedicine Gaps Analysis: Coverage & Reimbursement
Telemedicine in
Louisiana
PARITY:
Private Insurance B Louisiana’s private insurance parity
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Medicaid B law was enacted in 1995. It is the
State Employee Health Plan B only state with a parity law that
MEDICAID SERVICE specifies coverage of telemedicine
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COVERAGE & CONDITIONS when provided by physicians only.
OF PAYMENT: HB 903 was a legislative attempt to
Patient Setting A expand parity to include other health
Eligible Technologies F care providers under private
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Distance or Geography A insurance and Medicaid.
Restrictions
Eligible Providers A Medicaid
Physician-provided Services A 2013 letter from the Department of
Mental/behavioral Health A Health and Human Services indicated
Services a need to change and clarify policies
Rehabilitation N/A related to telemedicine including
Home Health F coverage for store-and-forward and
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Informed Consent B RPM.
Telepresenter C Coverage for interactive audio-video
INNOVATIVE PAYMENT only.
OR SERVICE DELIVERY LA Medical Board requires
MODELS: telepresenter and patient informed
State-wide Network consent but does not specify method
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Medicaid Managed Care of collection.
Medicare-Medicaid Dual
Eligibles
Health Home
HCBS Waiver
Corrections ✔
Other
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American Telemedicine Association
2015
