Document summary:

Telemedicine Policies

Board by Board Overview

Licensure

• Forty-nine (49) state boards, plus the medical boards of District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands, require that

  physicians engaging in telemedicine are licensed in the state in which the patient is located.

• Twelve (12) state boards issue a special purpose license, telemedicine license or certificate, or license to practice medicine

  across state lines to allow for the practice of telemedicine.
  • Six (6) state boards require physicians to register if they wish to practice across state lines.

  Reimbursement - Medicaid
  • All states and the District of Columbia provide reimbursement for some form of live video in Medicaid fee-for-service. • Fourteen (14) states reimburse for store-and-forward.
  • Twenty-two (22) states reimburse for remote patient monitoring.
  • Eight (8) states reimburse for all three, with certain limitations.

  Reimbursement – Private Payer
  • Forty (40) states and the District of Columbia govern private payer telehealth reimbursement policies. • Six (6) states have private payer parity laws.

Last updated: November 2019