Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 5.
This bill clarifies that the laws regarding programs and services for the poor do not require the following: (1) A vendor or healthcare provider who provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to maintain a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider for the medical assistance program; or (2) A telehealth provider group to have a service address in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider group for the medical assistance program, as long as the healthcare providers that comprise the telehealth provider group are licensed with the appropriate healthcare licensing authority in this state or are otherwise authorized by law to provide healthcare services in this state.
This bill clarifies that the laws regarding programs and services for the poor do not require the following: (1) A vendor or healthcare provider who provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to maintain a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider for the medical assistance program; or (2) A telehealth provider group to have a service address in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider group for the medical assistance program, as long as the healthcare providers that comprise the telehealth provider group are licensed with the appropriate healthcare licensing authority in this state or are otherwise authorized by law to provide healthcare services in this state.
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