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| AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1 |
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| Printer's No. 1872 |
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1 | Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "Program;" |
2 | providing for health care coverage for telehealth; |
3 | Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 7 and 8 |
4 | Chapter 7. Telehealth |
5 | Section 701. Definitions. |
6 | Section 702. Provision of coverage. |
7 | Amend Bill, page 22, by inserting between lines 10 and 11 |
8 | CHAPTER 7 |
9 | TELEHEALTH |
10 | Sec. |
11 | 701. Definitions. |
12 | 702. Provision of coverage. |
13 | § 701. Definitions. |
14 | The following words and phrases when used in this chapter |
15 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
16 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
17 | "Health care professional." An individual who is licensed, |
18 | certified or otherwise regulated to provide health care services |
19 | under the laws of this Commonwealth. |
20 | "Health care services." Services for the diagnosis, |
21 | prevention, treatment, cure or relief of a health condition, |
22 | injury, disease or illness. |
23 | "Telehealth." The remote interaction between a health care |
24 | professional and a patient through the use of any of the |
25 | following: |
26 | (1) A video camera transmission. |
27 | (2) A computer video transmission. |
28 | (3) An electronic health monitoring device. |
29 | (4) Another telecommunications device that delivers |
30 | health information concerning a patient to a health care |
31 | professional. |
32 | § 702. Provision of coverage. |
33 | An insurer that issues, delivers, executes or renews health |
34 | care insurance in this Commonwealth shall provide coverage for |
35 | telehealth if a health care professional certifies all of the |
36 | following: |
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1 | (1) That the use of telehealth is appropriate for the |
2 | patient. |
3 | (2) That the health care professional will be able to |
4 | maintain proper direct examination of the patient or that |
5 | direct examination of the patient is not necessary. |
6 | (3) That the use of telehealth will result in lower |
7 | health care costs than if it were not used. |
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