Adopted

AMENDMENT NO 1 PROPOSED TO

Cmte Sub for Senate Bill No. 2631

BY: Senator(s) Boyd

     AMEND by deleting the underlined language on lines 68 through 72 and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

Health insurance and employee benefit plans shall reimburse providers for telemedicine services using the proper medical codes.  Reimbursement of expenses for covered health care services provided during a telemedicine encounter must be established through negotiations conducted by the health insurance entity with the provider in the same manner as the health insurance entity establishes reimbursement of expenses for covered health care services that are delivered by in-person means.

     FURTHER, AMEND on lines 76 through 79 by deleting the following sentence:

Telemedicine consultations between a patient and a provider are to be covered to the same extent as the services would be covered if provided through in-person consultations.

     FURTHER, AMEND on line 83 by deleting the following:

, and shall stand repealed on June 30, 2021

     FURTHER, AMEND the title to conform.