originating site
(i)Except as provided in paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), the term “originating site” means only those sites described in clause (ii) at which the eligible telehealth individual is located at the time the service is furnished via a telecommunications system and only if such site is located— (I)in an area that is designated as a rural health professional shortage area undersection 254e(a)(1)(A) of this title; (II)in a county that is not included in a Metropolitan Statistical Area; or (III)from an entity that participates in a Federal telemedicine demonstration project that has been approved by (or receives funding from) the Secretary of Health and Human Services as of. (ii)The sites referred to in clause (i) are the following sites: (I)The office of a physician or practitioner. (II)A critical access hospital (as defined insection 1395x(mm)(1) of this title). (III)A rural health clinic (as defined insection 1395x(aa)(2) of this title). (IV)A Federally qualified health center (as defined insection 1395x(aa)(4) of this title). (V)A hospital (as defined insection 1395x(e) of this title). (VI)A hospital-based or critical access hospital-based renal dialysis center (including satellites). (VII)A skilled nursing facility (as defined insection 1395i–3(a) of this title). (VIII)A community mental health center (as defined insection 1395x(ff)(3)(B) of this title). (IX)A renal dialysis facility, but only for purposes ofsection 1395rr(b)(3)(B) of this title. (X)The home of an individual, but only for purposes ofsection 1395rr(b)(3)(B) of this titleor telehealth services described in paragraph (7).