SWTRC COVID-19 UPDATES - MAY 2021

Bringing You Up To Date Regional Information

COVID-19 Legislative Update

With the COVID-19 Pandemic and with state & federal Executive Orders, we have seen a flurry of State Legislative action regarding telehealth this session. Numerous bills are making their way through the legislative process. Below are ones in SWTRC region states that impact reimbursement, broadband, cross-state licensing and much more. Find out what is happening in your state.

AZ	Bill Title: Telehealth; Health Care Providers; Requirements Bill Number: HB 2454 CCHP Classification: Private Payer Reimbursement Bill Title: Dietitian Nutritionists; Licensure Bill Number: HB 2820 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Health Care Providers; Telemedicine Bill Number: SB 1682 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient Relationship Establishment Bill Title: Appropriations; Healthy Communities Program Bill Number: HB 2885 CCHP Classification: Broadband Bill Title: Medication Abortion; Telemedicine; Ultrasound Bill Number: HB 2870 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Telemedicine; Physicians Bill Number: SB 1145 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient Relationship Establishment
CO	Bill Title: Peer Support Professionals Behavioral Health Bill Number: HB 21-1021 CCHP Classification: Pilot Program, Studies, Demonstration Projects Bill Title: Coverage for Telehealth Dental Services Bill Number: SB 21-139 CCHP Classification: Private Payer Reimbursement Bill Title: Delivering Healthcare Services Through Telemedicine Bill Number: HB 21-1256 CCHP Classification: Medicaid Reimbursement Bill Title: Extend Care Subfund Deadline for COVID-19 Programs Bill Number: SB 21-178 CCHP Classification: Substance Use Disorder Bill Title: Defining Telemedicine for Medical Practitioners Bill Number: HB 21-1190 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Remote Supports For Elderly, Blind, And Disabled Waiver Bill Number: SB 21-210 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Occupational Therapy Interstate Compact Bill Number: HB 21-1279 CCHP Classification: Cross-State Licensing Bill Title: Medicaid Reimbursement for Services by Pharmacists Bill Number: HB 21-1275 CCHP Classification: Medicaid Reimbursement Bill Title: Sunset Dental Hygienists Specialized Functions Bill Number: SB 21-102 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Audiology and Speech-language Interstate Compact Bill Number: SB 21-021 CCHP Classification: Cross-State Licensing Bill Title: Behavioral Health Recovery Act Bill Number: SB 21-137 CCHP Classification: Pilot Programs, Studies, Demonstrations Projects; Substance Use Disorder Bill Title: Broadband Board Changes to Expand Broadband Service Bill Number: HB 21-1109 CCHP Classification: Broadband Bill Title: Expand Broadband Service Bill Number: SB 21-060 CCHP Classification: Broadband
NM	Bill Title: Cannabis Regulation Act Bill Number: HB 2 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient relationship Establishment Bill Title: Audiology & Speech Language Pathology Compact Bill Number: HB 210 CCHP Classification: Cross-State Licensing Bill Title: Teledentistry Definition Bill Number: SB 200 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Cannabis Regulation Act Bill Number: HB 12 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient Relationship Establishment Bill Title: Dietitian Nutritionist Licensure Bill Number: HB 147 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: School-Based Healthcare Bill Number: SM 15 CCHP Classification: Pilot Programs, Studies, Demonstration Projects Bill Title: Long-Term Care Task Force Bill Number: SM 6 CCHP Classification: Regulatory, Licensing and Advisory Boards
NV	Bill Title: Revises requirements concerning training of certain providers of healthcare (BDR 54-450) Bill Number: AB 442 CCHP Classification: Regulatory, Licensing and Advisory; Substance Use Disorder Bill Title: Revises provisions relating to dentistry (BDR 40-455) Bill Number: SB 391 CCHP Classification: Medicaid Reimbursement; Regulatory, Licensing and Advisory Bill Title: Revises provisions governing veterinary medicine (BDR 54-168) Bill Number: AB 200 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Revises provisions governing access to broadband services (BDR 58-790) Bill Number: AB 388 CCHP Classification: Broadband Bill Title: Revises provisions governing insurance coverage of behavioral health services (BDR 57-124) Bill Number: SB 56 CCHP Classification: Private Payer Reimbursement Bill Title: Makes changes relating to telehealth (BDR 40-416) Bill Number: SB 5 CCHP Classification: Medicaid Reimbursement Bill Title: Revises provisions relating to providers of health care (BDR 54-614) Bill Number: SB 326 CCHP Classification: Cross-State Licensing Bill Title: Establishes provisions governing prescribing, dispensing and administering controlled substances designed to end the life of a patient (BDR 40-546) Bill Number: SB 105 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient relationship Establishment; Miscellaneous Bill Title: Revises provisions relating to workers’ compensation (BDR 53-706) Bill Number: SB 266 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Revises provisions relating to occupational licensing (BDR 54-383) Bill Number: AB 439 CCHP Classification: Regulatory, Licensing and Advisory; Miscellaneous Bill Title: Directs the Legislative Commission to appoint an interim committee to study the behavioral health workforce in this State (BDR R-105) Bill Number: ACR 5 CCHP Classification: Pilot Programs, Studies, Demonstration Projects
UT	Bill Title: Consumer Protection for Cannabis Patients Bill Number: SB 170 CCHP Classification: Online Prescribing & Provider-Patient Relationship Establishment Bill Title: Mental Health Systems Amendments Bill Number: SB 161 CCHP Classification: Private Payer Reimbursement Bill Title: Digital Opportunity Access Amendments Bill Number: HB 304 CCHP Classification: Broadband Bill Title: Child Mental Health Amendments Bill Number: HB 337 CCHP Classification: Miscellaneous Bill Title: Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact Bill Number: SB 112 CCHP Classification: Cross-State Licensure Bill Title: Mental Health Access Amendments Bill Number: SB 41 CCHP Classification: Private Payer Reimbursement Bill Title: Telehealth Mental Health Program Bill Number: HB 36 CCHP Classification: Pilot Programs, Studies, Demonstration Projects

Information as of May 10, 2021 from Center for Connected Health Policy, The National Telehealth Policy Resource Center: https://track.govhawk.com/reports/MEbJ0/public

For other states outside our SWTRC region: https://track.govhawk.com/reports/24PKO/public

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May, 2021 COVID-19 Newsletter - Legislative Updates

SWTRC COVID-19 UPDATES - MAY 2021

Bringing You Up To Date Regional Information

COVID-19 Legislative Update

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