§ 2999-cc. Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms\nshall have the following meanings:\n 1. "Distant site" means a site at which a telehealth provider is\nlocated while delivering health care services by means of telehealth.\nAny site within the United States or United States' territories is\neligible to be a distant site for delivery and payment purposes.\n 2. "Telehealth provider" means:\n (a) a physician licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of\nthe education law;\n (b) a physician assistant licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nthirty-one-B of the education law;\n (c) a dentist licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-three of\nthe education law;\n (d) a nurse practitioner licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nthirty-nine of the education law;\n (e) a registered professional nurse licensed pursuant to article one\nhundred thirty-nine of the education law only when such nurse is\nreceiving patient-specific health information or medical data at a\ndistant site by means of remote patient monitoring;\n (f) a podiatrist licensed pursuant to article one hundred forty-one of\nthe education law;\n (g) an optometrist licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nforty-three of the education law;\n (h) a psychologist licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nfifty-three of the education law;\n (i) a social worker licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nfifty-four of the education law;\n (j) a speech language pathologist or audiologist licensed pursuant to\narticle one hundred fifty-nine of the education law;\n (k) a midwife licensed pursuant to article one hundred forty of the\neducation law;\n (l) a physical therapist licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nthirty-six of the education law;\n (m) an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to article one hundred\nfifty-six of the education law;\n (n) a person who is certified as a diabetes educator by the National\nCertification Board for Diabetes Educators, or a successor national\ncertification board, or provided by such a professional who is\naffiliated with a program certified by the American Diabetes\nAssociation, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the Indian\nHealth Services, or any other national accreditation organization\napproved by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services;\n (o) a person who is certified as an asthma educator by the National\nAsthma Educator Certification Board, or a successor national\ncertification board;\n (p) a person who is certified as a genetic counselor by the American\nBoard of Genetic Counseling, or a successor national certification\nboard;\n (q) a hospital as defined in article twenty-eight of this chapter,\nincluding residential health care facilities serving special needs\npopulations;\n (r) a home care services agency as defined in article thirty-six of\nthis chapter;\n (s) a hospice as defined in article forty of this chapter;\n (t) credentialed alcoholism and substance abuse counselors\ncredentialed by the office of addiction services and supports or by a\ncredentialing entity approved by such office pursuant to section 19.07\nof the mental hygiene law;\n (u) providers authorized to provide services and service coordination\nunder the early intervention program pursuant to article twenty-five of\nthis chapter;\n (v) clinics licensed or certified under article sixteen of the mental\nhygiene law and certified and non-certified day and residential programs\nfunded or operated by the office for people with developmental\ndisabilities;\n (w) a care manager employed by or under contract to a health home\nprogram, patient centered medical home, office for people with\ndevelopmental disabilities Care Coordination Organization (CCO), hospice\nor a voluntary foster care agency certified by the office of children\nand family services certified and licensed pursuant to article\ntwenty-nine-i of this chapter;\n * (x) certified peer recovery advocate ser
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