Several states recently had bills presented in committee or prefiled regarding the reimbursement of telemedicine cost. HB234 in Alaska would require health care insurers to provide coverage for mental health benefits provided through telemedicine but would not require in-person contact prior to the services; AB8200 in New York would provide for general telemedicine coverage services, among several other bills in relation to the facilitation of home health telemedicine; and SB1363 in Arizona, SB2469 in Hawaii, HB95 in Kentucky, S652 in New Jersey, H543 in Vermont, and HB1923 (also, SB621) in Missouri would require telemedicine coverage consistent with in-person coverage. All such bills would require the health provider to be licensed by the state.
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