The Maine Telehealth and Telemonitoring Advisory Group, as established by Title 5, section 12004-I, subsection 38-A and referred to in this section as "the advisory group," is created within the department. [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] 1. Membership. The advisory group consists of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee and 9 other members appointed by the commissioner as follows: A. A representative of an organization in this State that has a mission to increase access to telehealth services in rural areas; [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] B. A representative from a home health agency in this State; [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] C. A representative from a nonprofit advocacy organization that represents hospitals in this State; [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] D. A representative from each of 2 separate health care providers of integrated medical services in this State; [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] E. A representative from a behavioral health organization in this State; [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] F. A representative from an entity in this State with experience in the field of pharmacy; and [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] G. Two medical practitioners in this State who use telehealth or telemonitoring as part of their regular practice. [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] 2. Meetings. The advisory group shall hold at least one regular meeting each year. [PL 2019, c. 649, §2 (AMD).] 3. Duties. The advisory group shall: A. Evaluate technical difficulties related to telehealth and telemonitoring services; and [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] B. Make recommendations to the department to improve telehealth and telemonitoring services statewide. [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).] For the purposes of this section, "telehealth" and "telemonitoring" have the same meaning as in section 3173-H, subsection 1, paragraphs D and E. [PL 2017, c. 307, §3 (NEW).]
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