(1) The authority shall adopt rules regarding medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement for services delivered through audio-only telemedicine. Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the rules must establish a manner of reimbursement for audio-only telemedicine that is consistent with RCW 74.09.325. (2) The rules shall require rural health clinics to be reimbursed for audio-only telemedicine at the rural health clinic encounter rate. (3)(a) For purposes of this section, "audio-only telemedicine" means the delivery of health care services through the use of audio-only technology, permitting real-time communication between a patient at the originating site and the provider, for the purpose of diagnosis, consultation, or treatment. (b) For purposes of this section only, "audio-only telemedicine" does not include: (i) The use of facsimile or email; or (ii) The delivery of health care services that are customarily delivered by audio-only technology and customarily not billed as separate services by the provider, such as the sharing of laboratory results. [ 2021 c 157 s 6.]
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