Telemedicine Toolkit

Telehealth Toolkit: Medicaid and CHIP (Child Health Insurance Program):

https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/benefits/downloads/medicaid-chip-telehealth-toolk

• Covers: 
  • Patient populations eligible for telehealth
  • Coverage and reimbursement policies
  • Providers and practitioners eligible to provide telehealth
  • Technology requirements
  • Pediatric considerations
  • Resources available to states
  • FAQ’s

• Telehealth Toolkit Salient Points:
  • Form of telehealth can be either real time two-way audio/visual, telephone only, or asynchronous store-and-forward
  • HHS Office for Civil Rights exercises discretion; will not will not impose penalties for noncompliance with the regulatory requirements under the HIPAA Rules in connection with good faith provision of telehealth during pandemic
  • CMS policy made it easier for telemedicine services to be furnished to a hospital’s patients through an agreement with an off-site hospital, allowing increased access to necessary care, including specialty care.
  • Care Provider Fact Sheet: https://www.cms.gov/newsroom/fact-sheets/medicare-telemedicine-health-care-provider-fact-sheet