Bill Text: NH SB112 | 2015 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Requiring the Medicaid program to cover telehealth services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-07-07 - Signed by the Governor on 07/06/2015; Chapter 0206; Effective 07/06/2015 [SB112 Detail]
Download: New_Hampshire-2015-SB112-Amended.html
SB 112 - AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE
03/19/2015 0822s
2015 SESSION
15-0488
01/09
SENATE BILL 112
AN ACT requiring the Medicaid managed care program to cover telemedicine services.
COMMITTEE: Health and Human Services
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill requires the Medicaid managed care program to cover telemedicine services.
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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.
Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
03/19/2015 0822s
15-0488
01/09
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen
AN ACT requiring the Medicaid managed care program to cover telemedicine services.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subparagraph; Medicaid Managed Care Program; Definition Added. Amend RSA 126-A:5, XIX(c) by inserting after subparagraph (4) the following new subparagraph:
(5) “Telemedicine” means the use of audio, video, or other electronic media for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment, but does not include the use of audio-only telephone or facsimile.
2 New Subparagraph; Medicaid Managed Care Program; Telemedicine. Amend RSA 126-A:5, XIX by inserting after subparagraph (d) the following new subparagraph:
(e) Coverage under this paragraph shall include the use of telemedicine for covered services provided within the scope of practice of a physician or other health care provider as a method of delivery of medical care by which an individual shall receive medical services from a health care provider without in-person contact with the provider. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prohibit a managed care vendor from providing coverage for only those services that are medically necessary and subject to all other the terms and conditions of the coverage. 3 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
