Page 36 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

Center for Connected Health Policy

Connecticut

Medicaid Program: Medical Assistance Program

Program Administrator: Connecticut Dept. of Social Services

Regional Telehealth Resource Center:
Northeast Telehealth Resource Center
11 Parkwood Drive
Augusta, ME 04330
(207) 622-7566 / (800) 379-2021
www.netrc.org

STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM

Definition of telemedicine/telehealth
“Telemedicine means the use of interactive audio, No reference found.
interactive video or interactive data communication in
the delivery of medical advice, diagnosis, care or
treatment…Telemedicine does not include the use of
facsimile or audio-only telephone.”

Source: CT Public Act No. 12-109 (2012); HB 5483.
Live Video Reimbursement
No reference found. Connecticut’s Medical Assistance Program will not pay
for information or services provided to a client by a
provider electronically or over the telephone.

Source: CT Provider Manual. Physicians and Psychiatrists. Sec.
17b-262-342. Pg. 9, Aug, 2013 and CT Provider Manual.
Psychologists. Sec. 17b-262-472. Pg. 7.

Exception:
• Case management behavioral health services for
clients age eighteen and under.

Source: CT Provider Manual. Behavioral Health. Sec. 17b-262-
918. Pg. 6.
Store and Forward Reimbursement
No reference found. No reference found.

Remote Patient Monitoring Reimbursement
No reference found. No reference found.
Email/Phone/FAX

There is no reimbursement for telephone or FAX. The department shall not pay for information or services
provided to a client over the telephone.
Source: CT Public Act No. 12-109 (2012); HB 5483.
Source: CT Provider Manual. Clinic. Sec. 17b-262-823. Ch. 8, pg.
20.
Online Prescribing

No reference found. No reference found.

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