- (1) "Asynchronous services" or "store and forward" means communication or information shared between a provider and Medicaid member that occurs at different points in time.
- (2) "Audio-only" means telehealth services by means of telephone or another form of auditory communication without video.
- (3) "Distant site" means the physical location of a provider delivering telehealth services.
- (4) "Originating site" means the location of the Medicaid member at the time the service is being furnished via telecommunication.
(5)(a) "Remote patient monitoring" means the deployment and use of technology to capture biometric information that is automatically shared with a remote provider.
- (b) The transmission of patient data and clinical information to the provider may occur either through in-home devices or information entered and transmitted electronically by the patient.
- (6) "Synchronous interaction" means real-time communication through interactive technology that enables a provider at a distant site and a patient at an originating site to interact simultaneously through two-way audio and video transmission.
- (7) "Telehealth services" mean the transmission of health-related services or information using electronic communication or information technology.
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