23 Miss. Code. R. 225-3.2 - General Provider Information

A. Providers of teleradiology 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. Teleradiology services must be delivered by an enrolled Medicaid provider acting within their scope-of-practice and license and in accordance with state and federal guidelines.

C. The use and delivery of teleradiology services does not alter a covered 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 HIPAA requirements the provider or entity would for a service provided in person.

D. The teleradiology service provider must ensure:

1. Images are provided without clinically significant loss of data from image acquisition through transmission to final image display to enable the consulting provider to accurately interpret the image,

2. Equipment used provides image quality appropriate to the clinical need.

3. The radiologic examination at the originating site be performed at the originating site by qualified personnel:

a) Trained in the performance of the specified radiological service,

b) Operating within the licensure requirements of the state in which the service is being performed, and

c) Under the supervision of a qualified licensed physician.

4. Teleradiology systems provide network and software security protocols to protect the confidentiality of a beneficiary's identification and imaging data with measures implemented to safeguard the data and to ensure data integrity against intentional or unintentional corruption of the data.

Notes

23 Miss. Code. R. 225-3.2

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") of 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.

Moved with Revisions from Miss. Admin. Code Part 220, Rule 1.4; Adopted 7/1/2015