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Ohio Medicaid to Release Emergency Rules to Expand Access to Telehealth
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Ohio Medicaid to Release Emergency Rules
to Expand Access to Telehealth
Today, March 19, 2020,
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced he will be issuing an executive
order authorizing the Department of Medicaid (ODM) to promulgate
emergency rules which will expand access to telehealth.
Although the text of
the rules is not yet publicly available, ODM Director Maureen Corcoran
indicated in a public statement that the rules will dramatically expand
access to “medical and behavioral health” services and will permit the
provision of services “by phone or video.” Further, Director
Corcoran clarified that the rules will not require a pre-existing
relationship between a patient and a provider for telehealth services
to be reimbursable.
We anticipate these
rules will alleviate significant regulatory burdens to enable the
provider community to continue its dual pandemic response targeted at
prompt, safe patient care to Medicaid recipients and conserving and
expanding practitioner capacity. We also anticipate that these
new rules will help relieve the burden on Ohio’s hospitals and
emergency rooms during the COVID-19 crisis.
The Vorys health care
team is monitoring for additional guidance from ODM and will provide an
update when more information is available.
Vorys is continuing to
monitor the COVID-19 outbreak and related guidance to clients in the
health care industry. We also strongly urge providers to
continually monitor developments that pertain to your specific
organization. If you have questions about COVID-19 or its impact on
your organization, please contact
Suzanne Scrutton,
Jolie Havens, Liam Gruzs, Robin Amicon, Mairi Mull.
Contacts
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Vorys COVID-19
Task Force
Vorys attorneys and
professionals are counseling our clients in the myriad issues related
to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. We are taking significant
steps to ensure we remain proactive during this extremely fluid
environment. The business and legal challenges our clients are
facing are changing each day.
We have also established a comprehensive Coronavirus Task Force, which
includes attorneys with deep experience in the niche disciplines that
we have been and expect to continue receiving questions regarding
coronavirus. Learn more and see the latest updates from the task force
at vorys.com/coronavirus.
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This alert is for general
information purposes and should not be regarded as legal advice. As
always, please let us know if you want more information or have
questions about how these developments apply to your situation.
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