Page 26 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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Qualified Health Center, p. 11.

There is reimbursement for live video for “Telepsych”
services under the Rehabilitative Services for Persons
with Mental Illness (RSPMI) program. See Medicaid
manual for list of rehabilitative services that can be
provided through telemedicine to beneficiaries under
age 21 and above age 21.
Note: These services are only available when, at a
minimum, the Arkansas Telehealth Network (ATN)
recommended audio video standards for real-time, two-
way interactive audiovisual transmissions are met.
Providers also must be able to link or connect to ATN, to
ensure HIPAA compliance. Providers must receive prior
authorization.

Source: AR Provider Manual, Section II: Rehabilitative Services
for Persons with Mental Illnesses, p. 15.
Store and Forward Reimbursement
(See Medicaid column) Arkansas Medicaid defines telemedicine as “Interactive
electronic consultations are physician consultations,
“face-to-face” in real time, via two-way electronic data
exchange.” This would exclude store and forward.

Source: AR Provider Manual, Section II: Physician/Independent
Labe/CRNA/Radiation Therapy Center, p. 34.

Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement

No reference found. No reference found.
Email/Phone/FAX

No reference found. No reference found.
Online Prescribing
Without a prior and proper patient-provider relationship, No reference found.
providers are prohibited from issuing prescriptions solely
in response to an Internet questionnaire, an Internet
consult, or a telephone consult.

Source: AR Code Annotated Sec. 17-92-1003 (2012).

Consent
No reference found. No reference found.
Location

Patients must be in a physician’s office or a hospital. Eligible Originating Site

Source: 016 06 Code of AR Rules and Regs. (CARR) 036 (2012). • In-patient or non-emergency hospital
• Physician office or clinic
• Ambulatory surgical center
• FQHC; or

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