(1) An individual or group health insurance policy,
contract or plan that provides medical or health care
coverage by a health care facility or health care
practitioner that is offered by an entity subject to any of
the following:
(i) The act of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known
as The Insurance Company Law of 1921.
(ii) The act of December 29, 1972 (P.L.1701,
No.364), known as the Health Maintenance Organization
Act.
(iii) Article XXIV of The Insurance Company Law of
1921.
(iv) 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 (relating to hospital plan
corporations).
(v) 40 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to professional
health services plan corporations).
(2) The term does not include accident only, fixed
indemnity, limited benefit, credit, dental, vision, specified
disease, Medicare supplement, Civilian Health and Medical
Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) supplement, long-
term care or disability income, workers' compensation or
automobile medical payment insurance.
"Telemedicine." The delivery of health care services
provided through telecommunications technology to a patient by a
health care practitioner who is at a different location. The
term includes an encounter between the patient and provider and
the acquisition, evaluation and transmission of patient
information outside of a real-time interaction, including remote
patient monitoring of medical data. The term does not include
the use of audio-only telephone conversation, facsimile, e-mail,
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