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STATE LAW/REGULATIONS MEDICAID PROGRAM
Newly Passed Legislation (Eff. Jan. 1, 2015) No reference found.
If an insurer provides coverage for telehealth services,
then it shall not:
• Require in-person contact occur between a
health care provider and a patient;
• Require the health care provider to document a
barrier to an in-person consultation;
• Require telehealth use when it is not
appropriate; or
• Require the use of telehealth when the patient
chooses an in-person consultation
Source: SB 647 (2014) IL Insurance Code. Sec. 356z.22.
Site/Transmission Fee
No reference found. There is reimbursement for originating site facility fees.
Eligible facilities include:
• Physician’s office;
• Podiatrist’s office;
• Local health departments;
• Community mental health centers;
• Outpatient hospitals;
• Community Mental Health Providers
Originating site providers who receive reimbursement for
the patient’s room and board are not eligible for facility
fees.
Source: IL Handbook for Practitioners Rendering Medical
Services, Ch. A-200, Policy and Procedures for Medical Services,
p. 38 (Aug. 2010).
Source (Community mental health providers): IL Dept. of
Healthcare and Family Svcs., Expansion of Telehealth Services,
Mar. 25, 2014.
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