[TAO] Important information about telehealth and COVID-19

[Catherine Britain]

Greetings,

The following information is *important* for you to know if you are
providing or planning to provide telehealth services during the COVID-19
outbreak:

>From the National Consortium of Telehealth Resource Centers
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To register for this webinar go to
https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_qcJHiCQBShyg3cR-Gc5DjQ


>From Center for Connected Health Policy:
*JUST RELEASED:*  Telehealth policy changes made in the face of addressing
COVID-19 have been rapidly developing and changing on an almost daily
basis.  The Center for Connected Health Policy
<https://cchpca.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=c158173d1c&e=39373defe4>
(CCHP)
has developed a fact sheet summarizing the developments
<https://cchpca.us9.list-manage.com/track/click?u=c9fa99b7520aedfca5c453103&id=f6c719e7de&e=39373defe4>
thus
far as they relate to telehealth policy on the federal and state level.
Keep in mind, that this document is a living document as new developments
take place and to check the “Timestamp” to ensure you have the latest
version.  CCHP will send out new information once it becomes available and
update this resource.  Additionally, if you have any information,
particularly on state actions, please feel free to forward them to CCHP
<INFO at CCHPCA.ORG?subject=STATE%20ACTION%20UPDATES&body=In%20response%20to%20a%20request%20for%20updates%20on%20specific%20state%20actions%2C%20I%20have%20the%20following%20information%20to%20share%3A>
and
they will be added to this fact sheet.

>From OHA Health Systems Division Temporary Rule Notice:

This email message provides notice from the Oregon Health Authority that
the Health Systems Division is temporarily amending and adopting
administrative rules.

 It is the Authority's intention to begin the process to make these rules
permanent.

 The temporary rulemaking notices include:

1.      The Rule Caption, Rulemaking Action and Rule Summary

2.      The Statement of Need and Justification

3.      The Adopted Rule(s)

 Control + Click on the link in the left column to access the
administrative rule documents.


*Name*

*Program Name*



*File Description*

121-0030-040120.pdf
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Pharmaceutical Services



OAR 410-121-0030 Amending Preferred Drug List



130-0610-031620.pdf
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Medical-Surgical



OAR 410-130-0610 Amends Telemedicine Rule To Align With Updated Practice
Guidelines And Respond To Infectious Disease Outbreaks



141-3830-031520.pdf
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OHP - Non-Financial



OAR 410-141-3830 Updates to the Prioritized List of Covered Health Services
to Improve Access to Telehealth

 You can also view all recent temporary rulemaking notices at
www.oregon.gov/OHA/HSD/OHP/Pages/Temp-Rules.aspx
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.



*Brean Arnold*

Rules Manager, Medicaid Programs Unit

Legislative Coordinator, Health Systems Division

OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY

brean.n.arnold at dhsoha.state.or.us

-- 
Catherine S. Britain, Executive Director
Telehealth Alliance of Oregon
csbritain at gmail.com
541-910-7366
www.ortelehealth.org
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