Bill Text: NC H828 | 2017-2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: IT Changes/Libraries & Telemedicine
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2017-04-13 - Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, Insurance [H828 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2017-H828-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2017
H 1
HOUSE BILL 828
Short Title: IT Changes/Libraries & Telemedicine. |
(Public) |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Saine, Brenden Jones, and Wray (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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Referred to: |
Health, if favorable, Insurance |
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April 13, 2017
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT making changes related to the procurement of information technology goods and services to support public and private libraries and providing for the provision of health care services via telemedicine.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 8.14 of S.L. 2015‑241 reads as rewritten:
"COLLABORATIVE PROCUREMENT
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SECTION 2. Article 50 of Chapter 58 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read as follows:
"§ 58‑50‑305. Coverage for telemedicine services.
(a) The following definitions apply in this section:
(1) Health benefit plan. – As defined in G.S. 58‑3‑167(a)(1).
(2) Telemedicine. – Two‑way, real‑time interactive communication between a patient and physician or practitioner at a distant site. The term includes the use of interactive telecommunications equipment that includes, at a minimum, audio and video equipment.
(b) Every health benefit plan shall provide coverage for health care services that are provided via telemedicine if the health care service would be covered were it provided through in‑person consultation or in‑person delivery of services between an insured and a health care provider. A health benefit plan may not exclude services provided via telemedicine from coverage under the plan solely because the service is not provided through an in‑person consultation or in‑person delivery of services."
SECTION 3. This act becomes effective July 1, 2017.