Page 177 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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• The physician does not otherwise engage in
unlawful or unprofessional conduct.

Source: UT Code Annotated Sec. 58-67-305.

A mental health therapist licensed in another state can
provide short term transitional mental health therapy or
transitional substance use disorder counseling remotely
if:
• The mental health therapist is present in the
state where he/she is licensed;
• The client relocates to Utah, and was a client
immediately before the relocation;
• The therapy or counseling is provided for a
maximum of 45 days after the client relocates;
• Within 10 days of the client’s relocation, the
mental health therapist provides a written notice
to the Division of Occupational and Professional
Licensing of their intent to provide
therapy/counseling remotely; and
• The mental health therapist does not engage in
unlawful or unprofessional conduct.

Source: Laws of UT. 68-61-307
Private Payers
No reference found. No reference found.

Site/Transmission Fee
No reference found. The provider at the originating site receives no additional
reimbursement for the use of telemedicine.

Source: Utah Medicaid Provider Manual. Section I. General
Information (Jan. 2015), pg. 14.

Miscellaneous
If a hospital participates in telemedicine, it shall develop
and implement policies governing the practice of
telemedicine in accordance with the scope and practice
of the hospital.

These policies shall address security, access and
retention of telemetric data, and define the privileging of
all health professionals who participate in telemedicine.

Source: UT Code R432-100-32.

The definition of “practice as a substance use disorder
counselor” and “practice of mental health therapy” in the
Mental Health Professional Practice Act and
Psychologist Licensing Act was recently modified to
include service delivery “in person or remotely”.

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