SB 1 – West Virginia

Status: Inactive / Dead
Year Introduced: 2021
Link: http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/Bills_history.cfm?input=1&year=2021&sessiontype=RS&btype=bill

Providing for parity of payment for telehealth services between service in-person and service provided through telehealth platform. A BILL to amend and reenact §5-16-7b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §30-1-26 of said code; to amend and reenact §30-14-12d of said code; to amend and reenact §30-30-13a of said code; and to amend and reenact §33-57-1 of said code, all relating to telehealth services; defining terms; requiring plans to provide reimbursement for a telehealth service on the same basis and at the same rate as if the service is provided in-person; permitting physician-patient relationship to begin with an audio-only call or conversation in real time; and adding criteria to the standard of care related to telehealth services.


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