- (1) Section 26B-3-122 authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services to adopt rules to establish telehealth services and the reimbursement methodology for telehealth services.
(2)(a) This rule outlines access requirements, coverage, and reimbursement for telehealth services.
- (b) Telehealth services are in accordance with privacy and security measures set forth under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), 42 U.S.C. 1320d and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act of 2009 (HITECH), Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, to ensure that patient communications and records, including any recording of a telehealth encounter, are secure and remain confidential.
KEY: Medicaid, telemedicine
Date of Last Change: March 25, 2026
Notice of Continuation: June 14, 2023
Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 26B-3-122