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2015 State Telemedicine Legislation Tracking (as of 5/27/2015) *
Other Legislation
Legislated Medicaid Affecting
Legislated Parity for Coverage (primarily Telemedicine Access
State Private Coverage interactive video) or Coverage Notes
SB 144 - Remove originating site restrictions and add
state employee health plans to parity law; SB 151 -
Oregon ✔ Adds state employee health plans to parity law
Pennsylvania Proposed HB 706 - Private insurance coverage of telehealth
H 5177 - Telemedicine parity for private insurance and
Medicaid; H 5422 and S 321 - Private insurance parity;
Rhode Island Proposed Proposed H 5597, S 382 - Network adequecy
South Carolina
South Dakota Proposed SB 63 - FSMB Compact
HB 976 and SB 1214 - Teledentistry; SB 1223 and (HB
699 - SIGNED INTO LAW 4/24/2015) - Healthcare
Tennessee ✔ ✔ Proposed provider telemedicine practice standards
HB 2250 - Amends telehealth parity law; HB 3476 -
coverage of telemedicine under Medicaid; HB 2172 -
Amends telehealth practice standards for all licensed
health care providers; SB 219 and HB 550 -Medicaid
RPM reimbursment for hospice or personal assistance
services; SB 190 - FSMB Compact; HB 2082 -
Telemedicine pilot for children w/chronic or complex
medical needs; SB 1119 - Telepractice pilot for autism
spectrum disorder; SB 1177 and HB 3444 - definition
of telemedicine services and provider standards; HB
1940 - teledentistry; SB 1886 - develops a program to
provide telemedicine to certain children; HB 2004 -
Pilot program to provide emergency telemedicine
Texas ✔ Proposed Proposed services in rural areas
HB 121 - FSMB Compact; HB 433 - Include
Utah Proposed telemedicine under medical retainer agreements
Vermont ✔ ✔ Proposed SB 8 - FSMB Compact
SB 1227 (STATUS: SIGNED INTO LAW 2/26/15) and HB
2063 - Amends telemedicine definition under parity
law; SB 718 and SB 5011 - Telemedicine pilot to reduce
ED use; SB 647 - Teledentistry pilot (STATUS: Passed
Senate and considered in House) (STATUS:
Virginia ✔ Proposed CARRYOVER T0 2015 Session)
