Ed Charbonneau
- Republican
- Senator
- District 5
Author
Prohibits the Medicaid program from specifying originating sites and distant sites for purposes of Medicaid reimbursement. Prohibits the use of telehealth to provide any abortion, including the writing or filling of a prescription for any purpose that is intended to result in an abortion. Changes the use of the term "telemedicine" to "telehealth". Specifies certain activities that are considered to be health care services for purposes of the telehealth laws. Expands the application of the telehealth statute to additional licensed practitioners instead of applying only to prescribers. Amends the definition of "prescriber" and "telehealth". Provides that a practitioner who directs an employee to perform a specified health service is held to the same standards of appropriate practice as those standards for health care services provided at an in-person setting. Requires that the telehealth medical records be created and maintained under the same standards of appropriate practice for medical records for patients in an in-person setting. Specifies that a patient waives confidentiality of medical information concerning individuals in the vicinity when the patient is using telehealth. Prohibits an employer from requiring a practitioner to provide a health care service through telehealth if the practitioner believes: (1) that health quality may be negatively impacted; or (2) the practitioner would be unable to provide the same standards of appropriate practice as those provided in an in-person setting. Provides that an applicable contract, employment agreement, or policy to provide telehealth services must explicitly provide that a practitioner may refuse at any time to provide health care services if in the practitioner's sole discretion the practitioner believes: (1) that health quality may be negatively impacted; or (2) the practitioner would be unable to provide the same standards of appropriate practice as those provided in an in-person setting. Amends requirements for a prescriber issuing a prescription to a patient via telehealth services. Requires that if a veterinarian is required to establish a veterinarian-client-patient relationship to perform a health care service, the veterinarian shall ensure that a veterinarian-client-patient relationship is established. Repeals the law concerning telepsychology. Prohibits certain insurance policies and individual and group contracts from mandating the use of certain technology applications in the provision of telehealth services.
Signed by the Governor
Public Law 85
Signed by the President of the Senate
Signed by the Speaker
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
Senator Koch added as coauthor
Senate concurred in House amendments; Roll Call 340: yeas 44, nays 3
Senator Yoder removed as coauthor
Motion to concur filed
Returned to the Senate with amendments
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 324: yeas 91, nays 1
Amendment #12 (Lindauer) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #10 (Barrett) prevailed; voice vote
Amendment #1 (Jacob) ruled out of order
Amendment #6 (Austin) ruled out of order
Amendment #4 (Mayfield) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Representative Olthoff added as cosponsor
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
First reading: referred to Committee on Public Health
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 36: yeas 47, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Lindauer
Cosponsors: Representatives Barrett and Shackleford
Amendment #2 (Charbonneau) prevailed; voice vote
Second reading: amended, ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Ford Jon added as coauthor
Senator Bassler added as coauthor
Senator Zay added as coauthor
Senator Doriot added as second author
Senator Crider added as third author
Senator Yoder added as coauthor
First reading: referred to Committee on Health and Provider Services
Authored by Senator Charbonneau
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