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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-351.
Consent
The physician should obtain the patient's informed No reference found.
consent before providing care.
Source: Code of MS Rules 50-013-2635 (2012).
Location
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Cross-State Licensing
Physicians practicing telemedicine must have a No reference found.
Mississippi medical license.
However, a valid Mississippi license is not required
where the evaluation, treatment and/or medicine given
by a physician outside of Mississippi is requested by a
physician duly licensed to practice medicine in
Mississippi, and the physician who has requested such
evaluation, treatment and/or medical opinion has
already established a doctor/patient relationship with the
patient to be evaluated and/or treated.
In order to practice telemedicine a valid "physician
patient relationship" must be established. The elements
of this valid relationship are:
1. verify that the person requesting the medical
treatment is in fact who they claim to be;
2. conducting an appropriate examination of the
patient that meets the applicable standard of
care;
3. establishing a diagnosis through the use of
accepted medical practices, i.e., a patient
history, mental status exam, physical exam and
appropriate diagnostic and laboratory testing;
4. discussing with the patient the diagnosis, risks
and benefits of various treatment options to
obtain informed consent;
5. insuring the availability of appropriate follow-up
care; and
6. maintaining a complete medical record available
to patient and other treating health care
providers.
Source: Code of MS Rules 50-013-2635 (2012).
Private Payers
Health insurance plans must provide coverage for No reference found.
telemedicine services to the same extent as in-person
consultations.
Source: MS Code Sec. 83-9-351.
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