Page 11 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

Center for Connected Health Policy

STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

No reference found. No reference found.
Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement

Telehealth home care services prescribed by a provider In Home Monitoring Program
and delivered by a licensed certified home care agency
are exempt from the standards laid out by the Alabama Alabama Medicaid will reimburse remote patient
Board of Medical Examiners. monitoring through the In Home Monitoring Program.

Source: AL Admin. Code 540-X-15-.04 Patients with the following medical conditions may
register for the program:

• Diabetes
• Congestive Heart Failure

The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) Nurse
Care Manager evaluates the patient, provides any
needed equipment such as a scale, glucometer, blood
pressure cuff and phone with a speaker.

Data transmission occurs through a secure telephone
call.

AL Medicaid Management Information System Provider Manual,
p. 701, (Jan. 2015).
Email/Phone/FAX

No reimbursement for telephone. No reimbursement for email.
No reference found for email or FAX. No reimbursement for telephone.
No reimbursement for FAX.
Source: AL Admin Code r. 560-X-6-.14 (2011).
AL Medicaid Management Information System Provider Manual,
p. 528, (Jan. 2015).
Online Prescribing
Telehealth medical services provided at an established No reference found.
medical site is sufficient to establish a proper provider-
patient relationship.

Source: AL Admin. Code 540-X-15-.09

A patient provider relationship includes:
• Establishing that the person requesting the
treatment is in fact the person he/she claims to
be;
• Establishing a diagnosis through the use of
acceptable medical practices, including patient
history, an appropriate physical examination,
and indicated diagnostic studies;
• Discussing with the patient the diagnosis, the
evidence for it, and the risks and benefits of
various treatment options; and
• Ensuring the availability of appropriate coverage
of the patient for follow-up care.

Treatment and consultation recommendations made in a

2