Page 30 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

General Medicine Manual. Telehealth. Pg. 2. (Dec. 2013).
Miscellaneous
The CA Board of Occupational Therapy adopted a new Medi-Cal covers telehealth to the extent services are
rule titled, “Standards of Practice for Telehealth,” to allowable and reimbursed according to the department’s
establish standards and expectations associated with telehealth manual in the California Children’s Services
the delivery of occupational therapy services via Program (CCS), Genetically Handicapped Person’s
information and communication technology. Program (GHPP) and Child Health and Disability
Prevention Program (CHDP).

Source: CA Department of Health Care Services. Medi-Cal Special
Programs FAQs.
http://www.dhcs.ca.gov/provgovpart/Pages/FAQ-Telehealth-
Programs.aspx (accessed Jan. 7, 2015).

Telehealth services and supports are among the
services and supports authorized to be included by
individual program plans developed for disabled
individuals by regional centers that contract with the
State Department of Developmental Disabilities.

Source: Welfare and Institutions Code Sec. 4512.

Comments:
New Regulations Passed
• CA Board of Occupational Therapy (Source: Title 16, Div. 39, Sec. 4172)

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