Page 54 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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Idaho

Medicaid Program: Idaho Medicaid

Program Administrator: Idaho Dept. of Health and Welfare

Regional Telehealth Resource Center:
The Northwestern Regional Telehealth Resource Center
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2900 12 Ave. N., Ste. 30W, Billings, MT 59101
(888) 662-5601
www.nrtrc.org

STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
Definition of telemedicine/telehealth

“Telehealth is an electronic real-time synchronized Telehealth is an electronic, real time, synchronized,
audio-visual contact between a consultant and audio-visual contact between a qualified provider and a
participant related to the treatment of the participant. participant using specialized equipment.
The consultant and participant interact as if they were
having a face-to-face service.” Source: Medicaid Telehealth Policy. Rev. 7/18/2014. (accessed
Jul. 2014).
Source: ID Administrative Code 16.03.10.681 (2012).

Psychiatric Telehealth is an electronic real time
synchronous audio-visual contact between a physician
and participant related to the treatment of the
participant. The participant is in one (1) location, called
the hub site, with specialized equipment including a
video camera and monitor, and with the hosting
provider. The physician is at another location, called the
spoke site, with specialized equipment. The physician
and participant interact as if they were having a face-to-
face service.

Source: ID Administrative Code 16.03.09 Sec. 502
Live Video Reimbursement

(see Medicaid column) Idaho Medicaid will reimburse for a limited number of
mental health and developmental disabilities (DD)
services. They include:

• Psychotherapy with evaluation and
management
• Psychiatric diagnostic interview
• Pharmacological management
• DD therapeutic consultation
• DD crisis intervention

Source: Medicaid Telehealth Policy. Rev. 7/18/2014.
http://www.healthandwelfare.idaho.gov/Portals/0/Providers/Medic
aid/TelehealthPolicy.pdf (accessed Jul. 2014)
Source: Idaho MMIS Provider Handbook: allopathic and
Osteopathic Physicians. Dec. 2014, p. 27.
https://www.idmedicaid.com/Provider%20Guidelines/Allopathic%
20and%20Osteopathic%20Physicians.pdf

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