Page 103 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

Telemedicine networks unable to offer this will not be (see State law/regulation column)
reimbursed for store and forward telemedicine services.

Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-353. Source: MS Senate Bill 2646.
Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement

Private payers, MS Medicaid and employee benefit MS Medicaid is required to cover remote patient
plans are required to provide coverage for remote monitoring services. (see State law/regulation column)
patient monitoring services for Mississippi-based
telehealth programs affiliated with a Mississippi health Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-353.
care facility.

A onetime telehealth installation/training fee is also
reimbursed.

A health insurance or employee benefit plan can limit
coverage to health care providers in a telemedicine
network approved by the plan.

To qualify for reimbursement patients must meet all of
the following criteria:
• Be diagnosed in the last 18 months with one
or more chronic condition, as defined by CMS.
• Have a recent history of costly services; and
• The patient’s healthcare provider recommends
disease management services via remote
patient monitoring.

Remote patient monitoring prior authorization request
form must be submitted to request telemonitoring
services.

The law lists specific technology requirements.

Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-353.

Email/Phone/FAX
No Email No reference found.
No Phone
No Fax

Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-351.
Online Prescribing
A prescription for a controlled substance based solely An e-prescribed, telephoned or faxed prescription from
on a consumer's completion of an online medical the prescriber may be accepted when it is not in conflict
questionnaire is not a valid prescription. with federal and state laws and regulations.

Source: MS Code Annotated Sec. 41-29-137 (2012). Source: MS. Code Ann.23-214, Rule 1.7 & Mississippi Medicaid
Provider Reference Guide, Pharmacy Services, Jul. 2014, pg. 29.
A health care practitioner may prescribe medication
after an appropriate examination through the use of
instrumentation and diagnostic equipment through
which images and medical records may be transmitted
electronically.

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