[TAO] Fwd: CCHP Releases New Tool to Track COVID-19 State Actions - Includes Topic Area & Expiration Date

[Catherine Britain]

This is a really good tool for tracking COVID 19 actions in all 50 states.

Best,
Cathy

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Date: Tue, Jun 16, 2020 at 8:14 AM
Subject: CCHP Releases New Tool to Track COVID-19 State Actions - Includes
Topic Area & Expiration Date
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CCHP has developed a new tool on its website to track the emergency actions
and legislation directly resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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to track the emergency actions and legislation directly resulting from the
COVID-19 pandemic.  Since state Governors declared states of emergency in
mid-March, Medicaid programs have released a multitude of documents
pertaining to waivers and easing of restrictions related to telehealth.
Common temporary allowances found in the Medicaid documents include:

   - Allowing the home to be an originating site for telehealth
   - Expanding the types of providers allowed to be distant site providers
   during a telehealth interaction
   - Providing reimbursement for additional types of services when
   delivered via telehealth
   - Allowing the telephone as a mode of service delivery

In addition to the above, most state Departments of Insurance have released
either guidance or provided temporary requirements for health plans in
their state to cover telehealth delivered services sometimes mandating
payment parity with in-person services.  Medical Boards have also in some
cases eased cross-state licensing, consent and prescribing requirements for
telehealth delivered services on a temporary basis during the state of
emergency.  CCHP has identified in its tool which documents address each of
the above described topic areas, along with their corresponding expiration
date, if available.

The sources used to gather the list of state actions include each state’s
Office of the Governor (which often includes executive orders), Medicaid
Program, Medical Board and/or Department of Insurance.  CCHP plans to
update this tool on a regular basis so that the current telehealth waivers
and guidance documents are all in one place and can be tracked as they are
either extended in duration, altered, expire or made permanent.  If you
have additional information on state actions that are not included in CCHP’s
state action tool
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Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
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