The Division of Medicaid defines telemedicine as a method
which uses electronic information and communication equipment to supply and
support health care when remoteness disconnects patients and links primary care
physicians, specialists, providers, and beneficiaries which includes, but is
not limited to, telehealth services, remote patient monitoring services,
teleradiology services, store-and-forward and continuous glucose monitoring
services.
A. The Division of Medicaid
defines telehealth services as the delivery of health care by an enrolled
Mississippi Medicaid provider, through a real-time communication method, to a
beneficiary who is located at a different site. The interaction must be:
1. Live,
2. Interactive, and
3. Audiovisual.
B. The Division of Medicaid defines the
originating site, also referred to as the spoke site, as the physical location
of the beneficiary at the time the telehealth service is provided.
C. The Division of Medicaid defines the
distant site, also referred to as the hub site, as the physical location of the
provider delivering the telehealth service at the time the telehealth service
is provided.
D. The Division of
Medicaid defines the telepresenter as medical personnel who:
1. Is a Mississippi Medicaid provider, or
employed by a Mississippi Medicaid provider and directly supervised by the
provider or an appropriate employee of the provider if the medical personnel's
license or certification requires supervision,
2. Is trained to use the appropriate
technology at the originating site,
3. Is able to facilitate comprehensive exams
under the direction of a distant site practitioner who is, or is employed by, a
Mississippi Medicaid provider.
4.
Must remain in the exam room for the entirety of the exam unless otherwise
directed by the distant site provider for the appropriate treatment of the
beneficiary, and
5. Must act within
the scope of their practice, license, or certification.
E. The Division of Medicaid defines direct
supervision as the provider's, or an appropriate employee of the provider,
presence in the office suite and immediately available to furnish assistance
and direction throughout the performance of the telehealth service but does not
require the provider to be physically present in the room when the telehealth
service is delivered.
