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One of the most common questions CCHP continues to receive, especially with the expiration of both federal and state public health emergencies, relates to the ability to provide and receive telehealth services across state lines.  When telehealth is used it is considered to be rendered at the physical location of the patient.  Therefore, typically providers must adhere to the laws and regulations of the state the patient is physically located in, which means having a license, participating in a Licensing Compact or falling under a licensing exception.

As the dog days of summer begin to wind down, we at CCHP would like to highlight some upcoming important dates and deadlines to note in the area of telehealth policy. It is important to mention that this newsletter will only cover federal events, so be sure to also check-in with CCHP’s Legislative Tracker to learn about all telehealth related state bills and regulations. For information on state Medicaid policies or other state agencies, you may wish to keep an eye on provider bulletins or in some cases, a state Medicaid program may have a newsletter to which you can subscribe.

CCHP’s August Newsletter is Here! This month’s topics include – FTC/OCR Letter Cautions Against Online Tracking Technologies + End of HIPAA Enforcement Discretion; Medicare Updated Telehealth Factsheet; Latest Policy Developments in CCHP’s Telehealth Policy Finder and Policy Trends Map; In Case You Missed It: Proposed 2024 PFS Deep Dive by CCHP + Updated At a Glance Chart; MedPAC Study:  Measuring Impact of Telehealth on Access and Quality of Care; Telehealth in Michigan Report Presents Key Policy Considerations.

Earlier this year, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a series of fact sheets with guidance that detailed the status of temporary telehealth COVID-19 policies after the Public Health Emergency (PHE) ended on May 11, 2023.  The majority of these fact sheets were released in February but since that time there have been subsequent updates and in some cases changes to what was originally noted in the original versions.  CCHP is providing an update to our previously released At-A-Glance chart for this information.  Please note that the information in the chart is current through July 25, 2023.

The proposed CY 2024 Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) was released on July 13, 2023. The PFS contains policy changes proposed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services(CMS) for the Medicare program to take place the following year (unless otherwise stated). Many have been anticipating these proposed rules due to certain temporary telehealth policies currently slated to end this year. The proposed 2024 PFS does provide some clarity around how CMS will address several telehealth policy issues in Medicare for next year, but not all.