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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
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Online Prescribing
Prior to online or telephone prescribing, providers must No reference found.
document and:
• Perform an appropriate history and physical
examination;
• Make a diagnosis, consistent with good medical
care;
• Formulate a therapeutic plan and discuss it with
the patient;
• Ensure the availability for appropriate follow-up
care.
Source: TN Composite Rules & Regulations 0880-02-.14.
Consent
No reference found. The patient must be informed and given an opportunity
to request an in-person assessment before receiving a
telehealth assessment.
This consent must be documented in the patient’s
record.
Source: TN Dept. of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Svcs., p.
8, (July 2012).
Location
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Cross-State Licensing
Tennessee may issue telemedicine licenses to board- No reference found.
certified physicians from out of state.
Source: TN Code Annotated Sec. 63-6-209(b).
Private Payers
Health insurance carriers are required to provide No reference found.
coverage for telehealth services under the same
reimbursement policies that the plan permits for in-
person encounters.
Source: TN Code Annotated, Title 56, Ch. 7, Part 10.
Site/Transmission Fee
No reference found. No reference found.
Miscellaneous
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