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
store-and-forward as telecommunication technology for the transfer of medical
data from one (1) site to another through the use of a camera or similar device
that records or stores an image which is transmitted or forwarded via
telecommunication to another site for teleconsultation and includes, but is not
limited to, teleradiology services.
B.The Division of Medicaid defines a:
1.Teleradiology service as the electronic
transmission of radiological images, known as store-and-forward images, from
one (1) location to another for the purposes of interpretation.
2.Consulting provider as a licensed physician
who interprets the radiological image, at the distant site and who must be
licensed in the state within the United States in which he/she
practices.
3.Distant site, also
referred to as a hub site, as the location of the teleradiology consulting
provider.
4.Referring provider as a
licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who orders the
radiological service and who must be licensed in the state within the United
States in which he/she practices.
5.Originating site, also referred to as the
spoke site, as the location where the beneficiary is receiving the
teleradiology service.
A. Store-and-forward as telecommunication technology for
the transfer of medical data from one (1) site to another through the use of a
camera or similar device that records or stores an image which is transmitted
or forwarded via telecommunication to another site for teleconsultation and
includes, but is not limited to, teleradiology.
7.The transmission cost
as the cost of the line charge incurred during the time of the transmission of
a telehealth service.
