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RCW 41.05.700: Reimbursement of health care services provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology.
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RCW 41.05.700
Reimbursement of health care services provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology.
*** CHANGE IN 2020 *** (SEE 5385-S.SL) ***
(1) A health plan offered to employees, school employees, and their covered dependents under this chapter issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2017, shall reimburse a provider for a health care service provided to a covered person through telemedicine or store and forward technology if:
(b) The health care service is medically necessary;
(c) The health care service is a service recognized as an essential health benefit under section 1302(b) of the federal patient protection and affordable care act in effect on January 1, 2015; and
(d) The health care service is determined to be safely and effectively provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology according to generally accepted health care practices and standards, and the technology used to provide the health care service meets the standards required by state and federal laws governing the privacy and security of protected health information.
(4) Except for subsection (3)(g) of this section, any originating site under subsection (3) of this section may charge a facility fee for infrastructure and preparation of the patient. Reimbursement must be subject to a negotiated agreement between the originating site and the health plan. A distant site or any other site not identified in subsection (3) of this section may not charge a facility fee.
[ 2018 c 260 § 30; 2017 c 219 § 2; 2016 c 68 § 4; 2015 c 23 § 2.]
Effective date—2017 c 219: See note following RCW 48.43.735.
Effective date—Intent—2016 c 68: See notes following RCW 48.43.735.
Effective date—2015 c 23 §§ 2-4: "Sections 2 through 4 of this act take effect January 1, 2017." [ 2015 c 23 § 7.]
Adoption of sections—2015 c 23 §§ 2-4: "The legislature encourages health plans to adopt the requirements of sections 2 through 4 of this act prior to January 1, 2017. Therefore, nothing in this act prohibits a plan from adopting the requirements of sections 2 through 4 of this act prior to January 1, 2017." [ 2015 c 23 § 8.]
Intent—2015 c 23: "It is the intent of the legislature to recognize the application of telemedicine as a reimbursable service by which an individual receives medical services from a health care provider without in-person contact with the provider. It is also the intent of the legislature to reduce the compliance requirements on hospitals when granting privileges or associations to telemedicine physicians." [ 2015 c 23 § 1.]