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2020 SPECIAL SESSION I
SB 5080 Telemedicine services; originating site.
Introduced by: George L. Barker | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Telemedicine services; originating site. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to provide for payment of medical assistance for medically necessary health care services provided through telemedicine services, regardless of the originating site or whether the patient is accompanied by a health care provider at the time such services are provided. "Originating site" is defined in the bill as any location where the patient is located, including any medical care facility or office of a health care provider, the home of the patient, the patient's place of employment, or any public or private primary or secondary school or postsecondary institution of higher education at which the person to whom services are provided is located. The bill also requires each (i) insurer proposing to issue individual or group accident and sickness insurance policies providing hospital, medical and surgical, or major medical coverage on an expense-incurred basis; (ii) corporation providing individual or group accident and sickness subscription contracts; and (iii) health maintenance organization providing a health care plan for health care services to provide coverage for telemedicine services regardless of the originating site and whether the patient is accompanied by a health care provider at the time such services are provided. The bill also provides that no health care provider who provides health care services via telemedicine services shall be required to use proprietary technology or applications to be reimbursed for providing telemedicine services, and requires the Department of Medical Assistance Services to continue to reimburse health care providers for Medicaid-covered services delivered via audio-only equipment and by telemedicine services until July 1, 2021. This bill incorporates SB 5087 and is identical to HB 5046.
FULL TEXT
- 08/17/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200554D pdf
- 08/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20200889D-S1 pdf | impact statement
- 10/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5080ER) pdf
- 11/09/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB5080ER2) pdf
- 11/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053) pdf
AMENDMENTS
- House committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered
- House amendments adopted
- House amendments engrossed
- Governor's recommendation
HISTORY
- 08/17/20 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 08/18/20 20200554D
- 08/17/20 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 08/19/20 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
- 08/19/20 Senate: Committee substitute printed 20200889D-S1
- 08/20/20 Senate: Incorporates SB5087 (Dunnavant)
- 08/20/20 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
- 08/26/20 Senate: Read second time
- 08/26/20 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 08/26/20 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 20200889D-S1
- 08/26/20 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB5080S1
- 08/27/20 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (34-Y 0-N)
- 09/17/20 House: Placed on Calendar
- 09/17/20 House: Read first time
- 09/17/20 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 09/17/20 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 09/24/20 House: Read second time
- 09/25/20 House: Read third time
- 09/25/20 House: Amendments by Delegate Sickles agreed to
- 09/25/20 House: Engrossed by House as amended
- 09/25/20 House: Passed House with amendments (97-Y 0-N)
- 09/25/20 House: VOTE: Passage (97-Y 0-N)
- 10/02/20 Senate: House amendments agreed to by Senate (38-Y 0-N)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Enrolled
- 10/07/20 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB5080ER)
- 10/07/20 Senate: Signed by President
- 10/07/20 House: Signed by Speaker
- 10/14/20 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on October 14, 2020
- 10/14/20 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., October 21, 2020
- 10/21/20 Senate: Governor's recommendation received by Senate
- 11/09/20 Senate: Senate concurred in Governor's recommendation (39-Y 0-N)
- 11/09/20 House: House concurred in Governor's recommendation (98-Y 0-N)
- 11/09/20 House: VOTE: (98-Y 0-N)
- 11/09/20 Governor: Emergency clause added by Governor's recommendation
- 11/09/20 Governor: Governor's recommendation adopted
- 11/09/20 House: Reenrolled
- 11/09/20 Senate: Reenrolled bill text (SB5080ER2)
- 11/09/20 House: Signed by Speaker as reenrolled
- 11/09/20 Senate: Signed by President as reenrolled
- 11/09/20 House: Enacted, Chapter 53 (effective 11/9/20)
- 11/09/20 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0053)