23 Miss. Code. R. 225-1.2 - Provider Enrollment

A. Providers of telehealth services must comply with all requirements set forth in Miss. Admin. Code Part 200, Rule 4.8 for all providers in addition to the provider specific requirements below:

1. National Provider Identifier (NPI), verification from National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES),

2. Copy of current licensure card or permit, and

3. Verification of social security number using a social security card, military ID or a notarized statement signed by the provider noting the social security number. The name noted on the verification must match the name noted on the W-9.

B. Providers of telehealth services must be an enrolled Mississippi Medicaid provider acting within their scope-of-practice and license or medical certification or Mississippi Department of Health (MDSH) certification and in accordance with state and federal guidelines, including but not limited to, authorization of prescription medications at both the originating and distant site.

C. The Division of Medicaid requires that providers utilize telehealth technology sufficient to provide real-time interactive communications that provide the same information as if the telehealth visit was performed in-person. Equipment must also be compliant with all applicable provisions of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).

D. The use and delivery of telemedicine services does not alter a provider's privacy obligations under federal and/or state law and a provider or entity operating telehealth services that involve protected health information (PHI) must meet the same Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) requirements the provider or entity would for a service provided in person.

Notes

23 Miss. Code. R. 225-1.2

42 C.F.R. § 410.78; The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 (as amended by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) of 2008 and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH Act), Title XIII of Division A, and Title IV of Division B of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 0f 2009) and its implementing regulations, including 45 C.F.R. Parts 160 and 164, Subparts A and E (Privacy Rule), and Subparts A and C (Security Rule); Miss. Code Ann. § 43-13-121; SPA 20-0010; SPA 15-003.

New to correspond with SPA 15-003 (eff. 01/01/2015); Adopted 7/1/2015 Amended 5/1/2016 Amended 7/1/2018 Amended 8/1/2020