Amends TCA Title 56.

ON MARCH 14, 2022, THE SENATE SUBSTITUTED HOUSE BILL 1843 FOR SENATE BILL 1846, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1, AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1843, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 rewrites this bill to include as provider-based telemedicine, which health insurance entities must cover, HIPAA-compliant audio-only conversation for the provision of healthcare services(in addition to behavioral health services as covered under present law) when the use of HIPAA-compliant real-time, interactive video, video telecommunications, or electronic technology, or store-and-forward telemedicine services are unavailable. This amendment requires a healthcare provider, office staff, or party acting on behalf of the healthcare provider submitting for reimbursement of an audio-only encounter under this amendment to: (1) Confirm and maintain documentation that the patient does not own the video technology necessary to complete an audio-video provider-based telemedicine encounter; is at a location where an audio-video encounter cannot take place due to lack of service; or has a physical disability that inhibits the use of video technology; and (2) Notify the patient that the financial responsibility for the audio-only encounter will be consistent with the financial responsibility for other in-person or video encounters, prior to the audio-only telemedicine encounter.