Page 77 State Telehealth Laws and Reimbursement Policies A Comprehensive Scan of the 50 States and District of Columbia

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• The patient shall have the right to object to the
The Board of Speech Language Pathology and videotaping of a telehealth consult.
Audiology requires their licensees to inform the client in
writing, in an initial in-person meeting, about: Source: KY Admin. Regs., Title, 907, 3:170 (2011).
• The limitations of using technology in the provision of
telepractice;
• Potential risks to confidentiality of information due to
technology in the provision of telepractice;
• Potential risks of disruption in the use of telepractice;
• When and how the licensee will respond to routine
electronic messages;
• In what circumstances the licensee will use
alternative communications for emergency purposes;
• Who else may have access to client communications
with the licensee;
• How communications can be directed to a specific
licensee;
• How the licensee stores electronic communications
from the client; and
• That the licensee may elect to discontinue the
provision of services through telehealth.

Source: KY 201 KAR 17:110.
Location

No reference found. No reference found.
Cross-State Licensure

A provider must be licensed in Kentucky with the No reference found.
exception of persons who, being nonresidents of
Kentucky and lawfully licensed to practice medicine or
osteopathy in their states of actual residence,
infrequently engage in the practice of medicine or
osteopathy within this state, when called to see or attend
particular patients in consultation and association with a
Kentucky-licensed physician.

Source: KY Revised Statutes § 311.560 (2012).
Private Payers

Payers shall not exclude services solely because the No reference found.
service is provided through telehealth. A health benefit
plan may provide coverage for a consultation at a site
not within the telehealth network at the discretion of the
insurer.

Source: KY Revised Statutes § 304.17A-138 (2012).

Site/Transmission Fee
(see Medicaid column) No reimbursement for transmission fees.

Source: KY Admin. Regs., Title, 907, 3:170 (2012).
Miscellaneous

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