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HF 706 — A bill for an act relating to reimbursement rates for health care services provided to covered persons by telehealth, and including applicability provisions.(See HF 784.)
Last action — Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 784.
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✓Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.
Bill Text
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The bill establishes new requirements for health carriers regarding reimbursement rates for telehealth services.
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Section 514C.34
a health carrier shall reimburse a health care professional and a facility for health care services provided by telehealth to a covered person located at a facility on the same basis and at the same rate as the health carrier would apply to the same health care services provided to a covered person by the health care professional and a facility in person.
Health carriers are now required to reimburse telehealth services at the same rate as in-person services.
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Section 514C.34
As a condition of reimbursement pursuant to paragraph “a”, a health carrier shall not require that an additional health care professional be located in the same room as a covered person while health care services for a mental health condition, illness, injury, or disease are delivered via telehealth by another health care professional to the covered person.
Health carriers cannot mandate the presence of an additional health care professional in the same room for telehealth mental health services.
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Section 514C.34, subsection 1
NEW PARAGRAPH . 0a. “Covered person” means the same as defined in section 514J.102.
Introduces a definition for 'covered person' based on existing law.
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Section 514C.34, subsection 1
NEW PARAGRAPH . 00a. “Facility” means the same as defined in section 514J.102.
Introduces a definition for 'facility' based on existing law.
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Section 514C.34, subsection 1
NEW PARAGRAPH . 0c. “Health carrier” means the same as defined in section 514J.102.
Introduces a definition for 'health carrier' based on existing law.
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Section 514C.34, subsection 1
“Telehealth” means the delivery of health care services through the use of interactive audio and video, not including the delivery of services through an audio-only telephone, electronic mail message, or facsimile transmission.→ “Telehealth” means the delivery of health care services through the use of real-time interactive audio and video, or other real-time interactive electronic media, regardless of where the health care professional and the covered person are each located. “Telehealth” does not include the delivery of health care services delivered solely through an audio-only telephone, electronic mail message, or facsimile transmission.Updates the definition of 'telehealth' to encompass a broader range of real-time electronic media.
Action History
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Committee report approving bill, renumbered as HF 784.
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Committee report, recommending passage.
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Subcommittee recommends passage. Vote Total: 3-0
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Subcommittee Meeting: 03/02/2021 9:00AM RM 103, Sup. Ct. Chamber.
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Subcommittee: Fry, Bergan and Sunde.
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Introduced, referred to Human Resources.
Sponsors
- Fry · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Fry
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who sponsors HF 706?
- HF 706 is sponsored by Fry.
- What is the current status of HF 706?
- This bill died with 2021-2022 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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