PRINTER'S NO. 2207
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1648
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY M. QUINN, BAKER, BARRAR, BRIGGS, R. BROWN,
V. BROWN, CAUSER, CORBIN, DALEY, DAVIDSON, DAVIS, DAWKINS,
EVERETT, FRITZ, HARKINS, PHILLIPS-HILL, MACKENZIE, MENTZER,
D. MILLER, MURT, MUSTIO, ORTITAY, C. QUINN, READSHAW, ROZZI,
SCHLOSSBERG, TOBASH, TOOHIL, TOPPER AND WARD, JULY 7, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, JULY 7, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for telemedicine, for insurance coverage of
telemedicine services and for Medicaid program reimbursement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Telemedicine
Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Ancillary service plans." An individual or group health
insurance plan, subscriber contract or certificate that provides
exclusive coverage for dental services or vision services.
"Health care practitioner." Any of the following:
(1) A health care practitioner as defined in section 103
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