What's happening
This bill requires equitable and direct payment rates for telehealth services provided by home health agencies, including those unable to access state or federal reimbursement.
Why it matters
Ensures more consistent funding. for telehealth services by requiring that payment rates are equitable and directly accessible to all participating home health providers, not just those already eligible for state or federal reimbursements.
Expands access for underserved providers. by specifically including agencies and programs that previously could not get direct reimbursement, potentially increasing telehealth availability in regions or populations that were left out.
May encourage broader adoption of telehealth. in home health care by making financial participation more feasible for a wider range of providers, which could lead to more innovation and improved patient monitoring and management in the home setting.
Addresses disparities in healthcare delivery. by aiming to level the playing field among home health agencies, ensuring that technological and financial barriers do not prevent patients from receiving telehealth-enabled care.
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Who cares
Licensed home care services agencies
The bill would extend telehealth demonstration payment eligibility to services provided under contract with a local social services district.
Certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care programs
The bill would require equitable, direct access to telehealth demonstration rates or fees for participating licensed providers, including those unable to obtain direct reimbursement from state or federal health programs.
Local social services districts
Their contracts with licensed home care services agencies would become a qualifying arrangement for telehealth demonstration payments.
Headline styles
Equal Pay for Home Telehealth
Plain English, a few words. Used as the page title.
Sponsors
2 Co-sponsors
1 Multi-sponsor
History
- Referred to health
- Referred to health
Full text
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STATE OF NEW YORK
827
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 9, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, RIVERA, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to rates for telehealth services provided by certified home health agencies, long term home health care programs and AIDS home care services
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 3-c of section 3614 of the public health law, as added by section 63-b of part C of chapter 58 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
(a) Demonstration rates of payment or fees shall be established for telehealth services provided by a certified home health agency, a long term home health care program or AIDS home care program, or for telehealth services by a licensed home care services agency under contract with such an agency or program or with a local social services district, in order to ensure the availability of technology-based patient monitoring, communication and health management. Reimbursement for telehealth services provided pursuant to this section shall be provided only in connection with Federal Food and Drug Administration-approved and interoperable devices, and incorporated as part of the patient's plan of care. Such demonstration rates of payment or fees shall be made available in an equitable and direct manner to participating providers licensed under this article, including those that are subject to this article and are unable to access direct reimbursement from state and/or federal health programs. The commissioner shall seek federal financial participation with regard to this demonstration initiative.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02592-01-7
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