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Center for Connected Health Policy
STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
Telephone consultations are covered services that are
included in the payment made to the FQHC and should
not be billed as an encounter.
Source: Delaware FQHC Provider Specific Policy Manual, pg. 5
Online Prescribing
Pharmacists are prohibited from dispensing prescription No reference found.
drug orders through an Internet pharmacy if the
pharmacist knows that the prescription order was issued
solely on the basis of an Internet consultation or
questionnaire, or medical history form submitted to an
Internet pharmacy through an Internet site.
Source: DE Code, Title 16 Sec. 4744 (2012).
Consent
No reference found. No reference found.
Location
No reference found. Eligible originating sites:
• Hospitals;
• Federally qualified health centers (FQHC);
• Public health clinics;
• Program for All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly
(PACE) centers.
Source: DE Dept. of Health and Social Svcs., Press Release
DHSS-59-2012, (Jun. 27, 2012).
Cross-State Licensing
No reference found. No reference found.
Private Payers
No reference found. No reference found.
Site/Transmission Fee
No reference found. The originating site will be reimbursed a facility fee for
the telemedicine space and equipment.
Source: DE Dept. of Health and Social Svcs., Press Release
DHSS-59-2012, (Jun. 27, 2012).
Miscellaneous
Comments:
New Legislation Passed Relating to:
• Physical Therapists and Athletic Trainers (Source: DE Statute Title 24, Sec. 2602)
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