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© 2018 Public Health Institute Center for Connected Health Policy CENTER FOR CONNECTED HEALTH POLICY [email protected] | 877-707-7172 The Federally Designated National Telehealth Policy Resource Center FACT SHEET TELEHEALTH POLICY BARRIERS Telehealth has existed for decades in some form or another, but only in the last few years it has it received increasing attention as a means to achieving the goals of the Triple Aim: efficiency, better health outcomes and better care. However, the ubiquitous adoption of telehealth continues to lag despite improved technology and increasing amounts of evidence. Existing policy barriers on both federal and state levels contribute to the limited use of telehealth. Below are some of the major barriers that currently exist. REIMBURSEMENT One of the major barriers to telehealth adoption is lack of or minimal reimbursement of services delivered via telehealth. Federal reimbursement is centered on Medicare. Telehealth restrictions in the Medicare program include limitations on where telehealth services may take place, both geographically and facility-wise, the limited number of providers who may bill for services delivered via telehealth, a limited list of services that can be billed, and restricting, for the most part, to only allowing live video to be reimbursed. ese limitations, which are for the majority statutorily dictated, have helped impede the growth of telehealth. State Medicaid policies have been more progressive, however, each state dictates what their policies are which creates a patchwork quilt of telehealth laws and regulations across the nation. Currently, as of October 2017, forty-eight state Medicaid programs have some type of live video reimbursement, 15 reimburse for store-and-forward and 21 have some form of reimbursement for remote patient monitoring (RPM). But each of those policies contains their own qualifiers, limitations and restrictions. Over the last few years, states have also begun to pass legislation to either encourage or mandate private payers to reimburse for telehealth delivered services. ese policies also vary across states and some contain their own limitations, depending on how the laws have been crafted. Additionally, the laws may also be written in such a way where there may be parity in coverage of services, but not necessarily parity in payment amount. In other words, a state law may require an insurer to pay for services if they are delivered via telehealth if those same services were covered if delivered in-person, but the law may not require the insurer to necessarily pay the same amount for that service in both cases. For more information on telehealth reimbursement policies, see CCHP’s Telehealth Reimbursement Factsheet. February 2018

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© 2018 Public Health Institute Center for Connected Health Policy

CENTER FOR CONNECTED HEALTH POLICY

[email protected] | 877-707-7172

The Federally Designated National Telehealth Policy Resource Center

FACT SHEET

TELEHEALTH POLICY BARRIERS

Telehealth has existed for decades in some form or another, but only in the last few years it has it received increasing attention as a means to achieving the goals of the Triple Aim: e�ciency, better health outcomes and better care. However, the ubiquitous adoption of telehealth continues to lag despite improved technology and increasing amounts of evidence. Existing policy barriers on both federal and state levels contribute to the limited use of telehealth. Below are some of the major barriers that currently exist.

REIMBURSEMENT

One of the major barriers to telehealth adoption is lack of or minimal reimbursement of services delivered via telehealth. Federal reimbursement is centered on Medicare. Telehealth restrictions in the Medicare program include limitations on where telehealth services may take place, both geographically and facility-wise, the limited number of providers who may bill for services delivered via telehealth, a limited list of services that can be billed, and restricting, for the most part, to only allowing live video to be reimbursed. �ese limitations, which are for the majority statutorily dictated, have helped impede the growth of telehealth.

State Medicaid policies have been more progressive, however, each state dictates what their policies are which creates a patchwork quilt of telehealth laws and regulations across the nation. Currently, as of October 2017, forty-eight state Medicaid programs have some type of live video reimbursement, 15 reimburse for store-and-forward and 21 have some form of reimbursement for remote patient monitoring (RPM). But each of those policies contains their own quali�ers, limitations and restrictions.

Over the last few years, states have also begun to pass legislation to either encourage or mandate private payers to reimburse for telehealth delivered services. �ese policies also vary across states and some contain their own limitations, depending on how the laws have been crafted. Additionally, the laws may also be written in such a way where there may be parity in coverage of services, but not necessarily parity in payment amount. In other words, a state law may require an insurer to pay for services if they are delivered via telehealth if those same services were covered if delivered in-person, but the law may not require the insurer to necessarily pay the same amount for that service in both cases.

For more information on telehealth reimbursement policies, see CCHP’s Telehealth Reimbursement Factsheet.

February 2018

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February 2018

MALPRACTICE

Many providers have concerns around malpractice and telehealth. �ere have been few cases that involve telehealth and many have revolved around teleradiology. �e low number of cases, however, is likely due to the low adoption of telehealth. Additionally, there have been a few negligence cases that involve the non-use of telehealth. �eoretically, telehealth malpractice cases are likely to increase the more it is widely used. However, one thing related to malpractice that providers should be aware of and which has become an issue to some providers is malpractice coverage.

Not all carriers will cover for malpractice involving telehealth delivered services and not all coverage a

LICENSING

One major policy barrier frequently cited in inhibiting the adoption of telehealth is licensing. Licensing is under the purview of states to control and regulate. During a telehealth encounter, the service is considered to take place at the physical location of the patient (as opposed to the provider). �is requires providers to comply with the laws and regulations associated with the appropriate professional licensing board in the patient’s state. As with the aforementioned Medicaid reimbursement policy, policies vary across states and often requires providers to obtain some form of licensure, whether a full license or a specially issued one (for example, a telemedicine license), in each state the provider wishes to practice. A few states allow providers in contiguous states to practice on an infrequent basis in their state as long as they don’t open an o�ce. However, this is not the norm and applying for licenses in multiple states can result in enormous costs and time to the provider as they submit multiple applications.

Two attempts have been made to address this issue on a multi-state level. �e enhanced Nurses Licensing Compact (eNLC) has been accepted in 29 states (as of February 2018) that allows a nurse with a license in a compact member state to practice in another compact member state without having to obtain another state license.

�e Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) o�ered their own type of solution for physicians by creating model language for an Interstate Medical Licensure Compact that would allow member states to create an expedited process to obtain a license in a member state. �is model language has been adopted by 22 states (as of February 2018) and many Compact states are now actively issuing licenses through the process.

In addition to the licensing issue, regulatory boards also hold key control over other aspects that impact telehealth policy. Increasingly, regulatory boards are looking to develop regulations, policies, or guidelines on how providers they regulate utilize telehealth in their practices. Some of these guidelines have mirrored what licensees would need to do if they had provided the services in-person, others have included additional requirements. �ese regulations/policies create yet another layer of rules of which telehealth providers must be aware.

provider has will be viable in another state. Additionally, some carriers will provide malpractice coverage, but may charge high premiums. Very little policy has been established addressing these issues. Hawaii is the only state to have passed legislation that would require malpractice carriers in the state to o�er telehealth malpractice coverage. Providers should ensure that their malpractice insurance does cover telehealth delivered services and that it is viable in any other states in which they wish to practice. A provider may �nd he or she will need to purchase additional insurance.

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HIPAA/ PRIVACY/ SECURITY

February 2018

Utilizers of telehealth often have questions around HIPAA, privacy and security issues. Frequently, they will encounter vendors who say their equipment or software is HIPAA compliant. �e technology alone cannot make one HIPAA compliant. Human action is required in order to meet the necessary level of compliance that is required. HIPAA does not have speci�c requirements related to telehealth. �erefore, a telehealth provider must meet the same requirements of HIPAA as would be needed if the services were delivered in-person. However, to meet those requirements an entity may need to take di�erent or additional steps that may not have been necessary if the service was delivered in-person. For example, a tech support person who would not be exposed to protected health information if a practice was strictly in-person may be in a di�erent situation where telehealth is involved because that tech support person may be required to enter an exam room to help with the equipment. Additionally, states may have their own privacy and security laws with which providers must be familiar. HIPAA is a baseline to protecting health information and some states may actually have a higher bar a provider must meet in order to be compliant. Additionally, states may have speci�c internet vendor laws that may not be directed at health services, but nonetheless impact them because they are services sold via the Internet. If a provider is o�ering services in another state, it would be prudent to look into the state laws covering these areas.

In order to fully treat a patient, a provider must have the ability to prescribe. A relationship entirely built via telehealth may not be considered a valid means of establishing a relationship, limiting the ability of a provider to do so. �e Ryan Haight Act dictates how telehealth (telemedicine is the term used in the Act) may be used to prescribe controlled substances. �e Act provides speci�c scenarios on how the interaction between patient and provider must take place that include:

States have control over how everything else is prescribed when telehealth is used and as mentioned in earlier sections, the policies vary across states. Some states have very speci�c rules for the use of telehealth in prescribing while others are more vague or silent. Some of the rules center on whether telehealth is adequate to establish a patient-provider relationship which, again, varies across the states. �is question of telehealth and prescribing has gained increasing attention in the last few years and will likely continue to be an area where states continue to develop their policies.

PRESCRIBING

A patient is being treated and physically located in a hospital or clinic registered to distribute under the Controlled Substance Act

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Is conducted when the patient is being treated and in the physical presence of a practitioner registered to distribute under the Controlled Substance Act

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�e practitioner is an employee or contractor of the Indian Health Service (IHS) or working for an Indian tribe or tribal organization under contract or compact with IHS

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Has obtained a special registration from the US Attorney General •

In an emergency situation (21 USC 802(54).•

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CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING

February 2018

Credentialing is the process used by health care organizations to obtain, verify, assess and validate previous experience and quali�cations. Privileging is the process used by organizations, after review of credentials, to grant authorization for a practitioner to provide a speci�c scope of patient care services. Small and/or rural clinics may need certain specialists but not have the resources or demand to hire one as a full-time sta� member. Telehealth would be an option to these organizations, but the process to credential a provider can tax already limited resources. CMS approved regulations to allow hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAH) to credential by proxy which

As noted earlier, the FSMB o�ered model legislation for their Interstate Medical Licensure Compact that has been adopted by almost half of the states over the past three years. National organizations are increasingly stepping in to address issues around telehealth and like the FSMB o�ering their views on policy that could eventually in�uence or directly impact what gets enacted. Organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA), AARP and the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) have all o�ered their own viewpoints that may or may not be incorporated into speci�c legislation or regulations. It will be important to see what these national groups develop.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Court decisions can impact how telehealth policy develops in many ways that may not seem obvious. In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled in North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners v. �e Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that the make-up of a licensing board was important. In this case, the North Carolina Board of Dental Examiners was made up of a majority of dentists still practicing. �e FTC argued that these practicing dentists (“active market participants”) had the ability to in�uence the market place to their bene�t. �e Supreme Court agreed with the FTC, and has since provided guidance clarifying what is meant by an “active market participant” so that professional licensing boards can avoid coming into con�ict with FTC rules in the future. �is case was the main argument behind a Texas case involving a telehealth provider who argued that certain telehealth policies passed by the Texas Board of Medical Examiners should be invalidated because the makeup of that board contains too many practicing physicians. �e lawsuit was eventually dropped after legislation was passed resolving the issue.

allows a clinic (the originating site) to contract with another hospital, CAH or telemedicine entity (the distant site) to provide services via telehealth and credential those providers by relying on the credentialing work done by the distant site, if certain conditions are met. �is creates a faster, more cost e�ective method for clinics and hospitals to access needed specialty care. �e Joint Commission created parallel guidelines to the federal regulations. Both are optional to use and a clinic or hospital may still utilize a full credentialing process.

OTHER INFLUENCERS ON POLICY

As noted above, Medicare, Medicaid, Congress, state legislatures and regulatory boards play an important part in developing telehealth policy. However, there are other entities that can greatly impact telehealth policy.

THE COURTS

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FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION (FTC)

As noted previously, the actions of the FTC can have a decided impact on telehealth policy. In addition to the North Carolina case, the FTC appears to have taken some interest in telehealth. In 2016, the FTC submitted comments on an Alaskan state telehealth bill (SB 75), the �rst time it has done so. Among their comments, the FTC noted that requiring a state board to create telehealth speci�c guidelines and policies without a good reason for doing so may create an undue burden that may limit the market place and choices for consumers. �e FTC stopped short of saying such an action was prohibited, but its comments do indicate the FTC is looking at this issue and raises the possibility that some telehealth regulations and policies passed by state regulatory boards may be looked upon in the future with a critical eye by the agency.

Policy around mHealth remains almost non-existent. Aside from guidance on apps issued by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), only Hawaii in their 2017 bill, SB 2395, has said anything directly related to mHealth (it is included in their de�nition of telehealth). As apps continue to be developed and our society becomes more mobile, mHealth will continue to be increasingly accessed as an option, but the policy has been slow to catch up.

MOBILE HEALTH

FUTURE TRENDS

As health plans look for innovative ways to meet network adequacy standards, incorporating telehealth into the equation may become more common. In 2017, three states passed laws allowing telehealth be used to meet network adequacy and a few more included it within regulation. eConsult (an asynchronous dialogue initiated by a physician or other quali�ed health care professional seeking a specialist consultant's expert opinion) is one method in particular that has potential for helping meet network adequacy and timely access requirements.

NETWORK ADEQUACY

RESOURCES:

Center for Connected Health Policy: www.cchpca.org

Telehealth Resource Centers: www.telehealthresourcecenter.org

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid: https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/Telehealth/

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<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;">It's <strong>Cyber Monday</strong> and Workplace Fairness now has some great cyber deals for you!</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Workplace Fairness is the web's leading resource to get workers' rights information.</strong> Part of that means providing information about attorneys who represent workers. Last month, our website tra�c hit <strong>4 million users</strong> annually, and we are consistently at the <strong>top of Google's rankings</strong> for "�nd an employment lawyer" and "employment attorney directory ." Have you checked your WF attorney listing lately? <a href="http://www.workplacefairness.org/�nd-attorney" target="_blank">Go to our attorney listings</a> and search via state or zip code.</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Buried in the listings or not happy with your placement?</strong> Workplace Fairness o�ers <a href="http://www.workplacefairness.org/free-employment-attorney-directory?link_id=2&can_id=c237030bc8276e5842caf92848386aa2&source=email-cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_referrer=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_subject=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings" target="_blank">deluxe listing services</a> that can help your �rm reach even more clients. If you are not satis�ed with the free basic listing and want to appear more prominently, our deluxe listing services are right for you. We are now partnering with Avvo to provide even more attorney options for workers visiting our site, but our deluxe listings are always prioritized at the top of each search. Make sure you reach the millions of workers visiting our site—all for considerably less than what you could earn from just one new client.</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Sign up today or tomorrow, and get the rest of 2016 free!</strong> If you make an appointment and sign up for a deluxe listing using the information below <strong>today or tomorrow only</strong>, your annual renewal will be in January 2018, with the rest of this year free of charge. For just $1000 annually, you've signi�cantly improved your marketing prospects now and throughout 2017.</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;">By signing up by tomorrow, we will also apply the same discount to our other services, including <a href="http://www.workplacefairness.org/wfworks-2?link_id=3&can_id=c237030bc8276e5842caf92848386aa2&source=email-cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_referrer=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_subject=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings" target="_blank">the web's best employment law content</a>, <a href="http://www.workplacefairness.org/wfworks-3?link_id=4&can_id=c237030bc8276e5842caf92848386aa2&source=email-cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_referrer=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings&email_subject=cyber-monday-deals-on-workplace-fairness-attorney-listings" target="_blank">websites for employment attorneys</a>, and targeted advertising and SEO services to also help you reach the best potential clients among the millions of visitors at our website.</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><strong>Don't wait, sign up for your appointment today!</strong> To take advantage of our CyberMonday deal, please schedule your appointment at <a href="http://workplacefairness.appointy.com" target="_blank">http://workplacefairness.appointy.com</a>. You can also contact us at <strong>240-772-1205</strong> or email <a href="mailto:[email protected]" target="_blank">[email protected]</a> with your availability on Monday, November 28 or Tuesday, November 29.</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;">We look forward to speaking with you!</p>

<p style="margin:20px 0 0 0; padding: 0;"><img src="http://workplacefairness.org/images/email/paula-signature.jpg" width="200" /></p><p style="margin:10px 0 0 0; padding: 0;">Paula Brantner<br />Senior Advisor, Workplace Fairness<br />240.772.1205 (o)<br />www.workplacefairness.org</p>

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<p style="margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #404040;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">With over 4 million people visiting our website each year to learn more about their rights, we help people needing lawyers all year long...and we want you to join us! With our <a href="#" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">websites</a> and <a href="#" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">web content</a> that highlight the most important issues representing workers and our <a href="#" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">deluxe listings</a> and <a href="#" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">advertising</a>, you can be ready for any season!</p>

<p style="margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #404040;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;">To learn more, contact us at <a href="mailto:info@workplacefairness" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">info@workplacefairness</a> or <a href="tel:240-772-1205" target="_blank" value="+12407721205" style="mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #1659ab;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;">240-772-1205</a>.</p>

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Footnotes

1 “FTC State Guidance on Active Supervision of State Regulatory Boards Controlled by Market Participants.” Federal Trade Commission. October 2015. <

https://www.ftc.gov/system/�les/attachments/competition-policy-guidance/active_supervision_of_state_boards.pdf>

2 “FTC Sta� Comment AL State Legislature Regarding Telehealth Provisions in Senate Bill 74” Federal Trade Commission. March 25, 2016.

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