The California Telemedicine Development Act of 1996 (TDA) was one of the nation’s first state telemedicine statutes, and many other states have used it as a model. This policy brief focuses on implementation of the TDA provisions related to health plan, insurer, and Medi-Cal telemedicine coverage and payment policies.
Progress Report Summary: The Telemedicine Development Act of 1996 established California as a national leader in the field of telehealth. This progress report says the law needs to be modernized, to boost telemedicine use and help California health policy keep pace with advances in technology.
This report is a CCHP background piece on CMS accreditation policy for telehealth practitioners. The report was produced by Health Management Associates for CCHP.
CCHP’s Model Statute Report identifies policies to promote greater, more beneficial use of telehealth across California. The report later became the basis for California’s Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011.
This is the executive summary of the CCHP telehealth model statute for California. It recommends modernizing state telemedicine and workforce laws, to encourage more robust adoption of telehealth technologies.
