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Ohio Telehealth |
New Telehealth Law: March 22, 2022
Definitions
"Durable medical equipment" – A type of equipment, such as a remote monitoring device utilized by a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse in accordance with this section, that can withstand repeated use, is primarily and customarily used to serve a medical purpose, and generally is not useful to a person in the absence of illness or injury and, in addition, includes repair and replacement parts for the equipment.
"Facility fee" - Any fee charged or billed for telehealth services provided in a facility that is intended to compensate the facility for its operational expenses and is separate and distinct from a professional fee.
"Health care professional" means:
"Health care professional licensing board" - Any of the following:
"Health plan issuer" - The same meaning as in section 3922.01 of the Revised Code.
"Telehealth services" - Health care services provided through the use of information and communication technology by a health care professional, within the professional's scope of practice, who is located at a site other than the site where either of the following is located:
Board Requirements
Each health care professional licensing board shall permit a health care professional under its jurisdiction to provide the professional's services as telehealth services.
A board may adopt any rules it considers necessary to implement this section. All rules adopted under this section shall be adopted in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code. Any such rules adopted by a board are not subject to the requirements of division (F) of section 121.95 of the Revised Code.
The rules adopted by a health care professional licensing board under this section shall establish a standard of care for telehealth services that is equal to the standard of care for in-person services.
A board may require an initial in-person visit prior to prescribing a schedule II controlled substance to a new patient, equivalent to applicable state and federal requirements.
Medical marijuana shall not be considered a schedule II controlled substance.
Initial In-Person Visits
A board shall not require an initial in-person visit for a new patient whose medical record indicates that the patient is receiving hospice or palliative care, who is receiving medication-assisted treatment or any other medication for opioid-use disorder, who is a patient with a mental health condition, or who, as determined by the clinical judgment of a health care professional, is in an emergency situation.
Telehealth Services
A health care professional may use synchronous or asynchronous technology to provide telehealth services to a patient during an initial visit if the appropriate standard of care for an initial visit is satisfied.
A health care professional may deny a patient telehealth services and, instead, require the patient to undergo an in-person visit.
When providing telehealth services, a health care professional shall comply with all requirements under state and federal law regarding the protection of patient information. A health care professional shall ensure that any username or password information and any electronic communications between the professional and a patient are securely transmitted and stored.
A health care professional may use synchronous or asynchronous technology to provide telehealth services to a patient during an annual visit if the appropriate standard of care for an annual visit is satisfied.
In the case of a health care professional who is a physician, physician assistant, or advanced practice registered nurse, both of the following apply:
Liability – Standard of Care
When a patient has consented to receiving telehealth services, the health care professional who provides those services is not liable in damages under any claim made on the basis that the services do not meet the same standard of care that would apply if the services were provided in-person.
Billing for Telehealth
A health care professional providing telehealth services shall not charge a patient or a health plan issuer covering telehealth services any of the following:
A health care professional providing telehealth services may charge a health plan issuer for durable medical equipment used at a patient or client site.
A health care professional may negotiate with a health plan issuer to establish a reimbursement rate for fees associated with the administrative costs incurred in providing telehealth services as long as a patient is not responsible for any portion of the fee.
A health care professional providing telehealth services shall obtain a patient's consent before billing for the cost of providing the services, but the requirement to do so applies only once.
Impact on Supervision and Referral Requirements
Nothing in this section limits or otherwise affects any other provision of the Revised Code that requires a health care professional who is not a physician to practice under the supervision of, in collaboration with, in consultation with, or pursuant to the referral of another health care professional.
Reference
Ohio Rev. Code §4743.09
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