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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
No reference found. There is reimbursement for “telehomecare” under
Elderly Waiver (EW) and Alternative Care (AC)
programs.
Source: MN Dept. of Human Svcs., Provider Manual, Elderly
Waiver (EW) and Alternative Care (AC) Program, As revised Oct.
28, 2014 (Accessed Jan. 13, 2015).
Reimbursement is for skilled nurse visits only.
Telehomecare is defined as the use of
telecommunications technology by a home health care
professional to deliver home health care services within
the professional’s scope of practice to a recipient
located at a site other than the site where the
practitioner is located.
Source: MN Dept. of Human Svcs., Provider Manual, Home Care
Svcs., As revised Aug. 16, 2010 (Accessed Jan. 13, 2015).
Email/Phone/FAX
No reference found. “A communication between two physicians that consists
solely of a telephone conversation is not a telemedicine
consultation.”
Source: MN Statute Sec. 256B.0625 (2012).
Case management for Child Welfare Case Management
services is covered through telephone.
Source: MN Dept. of Human Svcs., Provider Manual, Child
Welfare Case Management Services, As revised Dec. 30, 2009.
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Online Prescribing
A prescription or drug order is not valid unless it can be No reference found.
established that the prescription or order was based on
a documented patient evaluation, including an
examination, adequate to establish a diagnosis and
identify underlying conditions and contraindications to
treatment.
This includes the referring provider performing an in-
person examination and a consultant issuing the
prescription when providing services by telemedicine.
Source: MN Statute Sec. 151.37(2012).
Consent
No reference found. No reference found.
Location
No reference found. Consults performed by providers who are not located in
Minnesota and contiguous counties require prior
authorization by the Medicaid program.
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