As used in this subpart:

1. (1) “Distant site” means the location of the healthcare professional delivering services through telemedicine at the time the services are provided (Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(1));
2. (2) “Originating site” means a site at which a patient is located at the time healthcare services are provided to him or her by means of telemedicine, including the home of a patient (Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(3));
3. (3) “Remote patient monitoring” means the use of synchronous or asynchronous electronic information and communication technology to collect personal health information and medical data from a patient at an originating site that is transmitted to a healthcare professional at a distant site for use in the treatment and management of medical conditions that require frequent monitoring (Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(5));
4. (4) “Store-and-forward technology” means the asynchronous transmission of a patient’s medical information from a healthcare professional at an originating site to a healthcare professional at a distant site (Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(6)); and

5. (5)

   1. (A) “Telemedicine” means the use of electronic information and communication technology to deliver healthcare services, including without limitation the assessment, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, education, care management, and self-management of a patient.
   2. (B) Telemedicine includes store-and-forward technology and remote patient monitoring (Arkansas Code § 17-80-402(7)).