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Insurance Bulletin 20-07

Provision of Services via Telehealth

Director, Department of Commerce and Insurance · Missouri (Sector regulator)

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Jurisdiction
Missouri
Level
Sector regulator
Authority
RSMo 374.015; 376.1900; EO 20-04
Issued
2020-03-26 Mar. 26, 2020
Effective
2020-03-26
End
Extended by Bulletin 20-15 (May 15, 2020); later end not verified (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 26, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Health care ordersOther
Addressees
  • health carriers writing health insurance or health benefit plan coverage in Missouri
Functions reached
  • TM telehealth
  • CB payers
Collection
Missouri MO

Operative words

Under section 376.1900 RSMo, health carriers in Missouri are required to provide coverage for health care services provided by a health care provider via telehealth in the same manner as they would provide such coverage if the service was provided in person. The Department strongly [encourages carriers to facilitate telehealth access during the emergency]

Enforcement

Bulletin without force of law restating a statutory coverage-parity duty

Notes

Pairs with EO 20-04's telemedicine suspensions (Ex. MO-002).

Retrieval note

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