Stricken language would be deleted from and underlined language would be added to present law.
Act 767 of the Regular Session
1 State of Arkansas As Engrossed: S3/31/21
2 93rd General Assembly A Bill
3 Regular Session, 2021 HOUSE BILL 1068
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5 By: Representative Pilkington
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7 For An Act To Be Entitled
8 AN ACT TO CLARIFY THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO SPECIFY
9 THAT THE HOME OF A PATIENT MAY BE AN ORIGINATING SITE
10 FOR TELEMEDICINE AND THAT GROUP MEETINGS MAY BE
11 PERFORMED VIA TELEMEDICINE; TO CLARIFY REIMBURSEMENT
12 OF TELEMEDICINE SERVICES; AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
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15 Subtitle
16 TO CLARIFY THE TELEMEDICINE ACT; TO
17 SPECIFY THAT THE HOME OF A PATIENT MAY BE
18 AN ORIGINATING SITE FOR TELEMEDICINE AND
19 THAT GROUP MEETINGS MAY BE PERFORMED VIA
20 TELEMEDICINE; AND TO CLARIFY
21 REIMBURSEMENT OF TELEMEDICINE SERVICES.
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24 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS:
25 SECTION 1. Arkansas Code 17-80-402(3), concerning the definition of
26 "originating site" within the Telemedicine Act, is amended to read as
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28 (3)(A) Originating site means a site at which a patient is
29 located at the time healthcare services are provided to him or her by means
30 of telemedicine.
31 (B) "Originating site" includes the home of a patient;
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33 SECTION 2. Arkansas Code 17-80-404, concerning the appropriate use
34 of telemedicine, is amended to add an additional subsection to read as
35 follows:
36 (f)(1) A healthcare professional may use telemedicine to perform group
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1 meetings for healthcare services, including group therapy.
2 (2) Telemedicine for group therapy provided to adults who are
3 participants in a program or plan authorized and funded under 42 U.S.C.
4 1396a, as approved by the United States Secretary of Health and Human
5 Services, may only be permitted if the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
6 Services allows telemedicine for group therapy provided to adults.
7 (3) Telemedicine shall not be used for group therapy provided to
8 a child who is eighteen (18) years of age or younger.
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10 SECTION 3. Arkansas Code 23-79-1601(4), concerning the definition of
11 "originating site" regarding coverage for services provided through
12 telemedicine, is amended to read as follows:
13 (4)(A) Originating site means a site at which a patient is
14 located at the time healthcare services are provided to him or her by means
15 of telemedicine.
16 (B) "Originating site" includes the home of a patient;
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Statutes affected:
Old version HB1068 Original - 12-31-2020 01:59 PM: 17-80-402(3), 17-80-404, 23-79-1601(4)
Old version HB1068 V2 - 3-31-2021 03:19 PM: 17-80-402(3), 17-80-404, 23-79-1601(4)
HB 1068: 17-80-402(3), 17-80-404, 23-79-1601(4)
Act 767: 17-80-402(3), 17-80-404, 23-79-1601(4)