Page 10 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia
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Center for Connected Health Policy
Alabama
Medicaid Program: Alabama Medicaid
Program Administrator: Alabama Medicaid Agency
Regional Telehealth Resource Center:
Southeast Telehealth Resource Center
PO Box 1408
Waycross, GA 31501
(888) 138-7210
www.setrc.us
STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
Definition of telemedicine/telehealth
Telehealth medical service means “the practice of There is no explicit definition of “telemedicine” given in
medical care delivery initiated by a distant site provider state Medicaid policy. However, the provider manual
who is physically located at a site other than the site states, “Services must be administered via an interactive
where the patient is located, for the purposes of audio and video telecommunications system which
evaluation, diagnosis, consultation or treatment which permits two-way communication between the distant site
requires the use of appropriate telecommunication physician and the origination site where the recipient is
technology.” located (this does not include a telephone conversation,
electronic mail message, or facsimile transmission
Source: AL Admin. Code 540-X-15-.05 between the physician, recipient, or a consultation
between two physicians).”
Source: AL Medicaid Management Information System Provider
Manual, p. 528, (Jan. 2015).
Live Video Reimbursement
No reference found. Alabama Medicaid reimburses for live video for the
following services:
• Consults;
• Office or other outpatient visits;
• Individual psychotherapy;
• Psychiatric diagnostic services;
• Neurobehavioral status exams.
However, for some specialties, special conditions or
circumstances must be present for reimbursement to
occur.
For all telemedicine services, an appropriately trained
staff member or employee familiar with the patient or the
treatment plan must be immediately available in person
to the patient.
AL Medicaid Management Information System Provider Manual,
p. 528, (Jan. 2015).
Source: AL Admin. Code r. 560-X-6-.14 (2011).
Store and Forward Reimbursement
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