Page 18 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

Private Payers
No reference found. No reference found.

Site/Transmission Fee
No reference found. The department will pay only for professional services
for a telemedicine application of service. The
department will not pay for the use of technological
equipment and systems associated with a telemedicine
application to render the service.

Source: AK Admin. Code, Title 7, 110.635(b) (2012).

Community Behavioral Health Services
The department will pay a community behavioral health
services provider for facilitation of a telemedicine
session if:
• The Telemedicine communication equipment is
supplied by the provider;
• The electronic connection used by the treating
provider and the recipient are established and
maintained by the provider;
• The provider remains available during the
telemedicine session to reestablish failed
connection before the intended end of the
telemedicine session; and
• The provider documents in the recipient’s
clinical record a note summarizing the
facilitation of each telemedicine session
(although the facilitating provider is not required
to document a clinical problem or treatment goal
as these are to be documented by the treating
provider).

This service may be rendered to the following eligible
recipients:
• Child or adult experiencing a substance use
disorder or emotional disturbance
• Adult experiencing a serious mental illness

Source: AK Admin. Code, Title 7, 135.290.
Miscellaneous

Comments: Alaska and Hawaii are the only two states with Medicare coverage of store and forward services.

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