by Teresa Zent | Oct 1, 2019 | Medicaid, Regulations, Telehealth
On October 7, 2019 new amendments to Maryland Medicaid’s telehealth regulations will take effect. During the comments period after these changes were proposed, MTel, jointly with the Maryland Rural Health Association, submitted comments in support of some and in... 
by Teresa Zent | Jul 15, 2019 | Telehealth
This is one of the barriers obstructing telehealth adoption in Maryland. Finding telehealth providers should be easier than it is. Some efforts around the country to create telehealth provider directories have struggled to create and then maintain robust lists with... 
by Teresa Zent | Jul 15, 2019 | Telehealth
This is a fuzzy area. The general rule is that any provider must be licensed to practice in the state where the patient is located. This is true for both in-person and telehealth encounters. If the patient is physically present in Maryland and the provider is licensed... 
by Teresa Zent | Jul 15, 2019 | Medicaid, Telehealth
Unlike Medicare’s national program, Medicaid programs differ widely from state to state and can be more comprehensive and flexible than Medicare. Maryland Medicaid’s telehealth programs for somatic health and behavioral health were originally separated into two... 
by Teresa Zent | Jul 15, 2019 | Medicare, Telehealth
Medicare’s telehealth coverage has strict limits on what kinds of telehealth consultations or procedures will be covered, where patients can be located (certain designated rural areas only), what kinds of facilities can be originating sites (where the patient must be...