Bill Title: Telemedicine matters. Requires the office of Medicaid policy and planning (office) to reimburse a Medicaid provider, determined by the office to be eligible, for covered telemedicine services. Prohibits the office from setting any distance restrictions under Medicaid on telehealth services and telemedicine services. Adds podiatrist to the definition of "prescriber" for purposes of telemedicine services. Requires a telemedicine services prescriber to contact the patient's primary care provider if the telemedicine services prescriber has provided care to the patient at least two consecutive times through the use of telemedicine services. Removes a limitation on prescribing controlled substances except for opioids through

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)

Status: (Passed) 2017-04-24 - Public Law 150 [HB1337 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Representative Cindy Kirchhofer [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-089	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Ronald Bacon [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-075	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Robin Shackleford [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-098	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Ed Charbonneau [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-005	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Elizabeth Brown [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-015	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Randall Head [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-018	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Jean Breaux [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-034	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator Lonnie Randolph [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-002	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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