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Definitions The Division of Medicaid defines telemedicine as a method which uses electronic information and communication equipment to supply and support health care when remoteness disconnects patients and links primary care physicians, specialists, providers, and beneficiaries which includes, but is not limited to, telehealth services remote patient monitoring services, teleradiology services, store-and-forward and continuous glucose monitoring services. A. The Division of Medicaid defines store-and-forward as telecommunication technology for the transfer of medical data from one (1) site to another through the use of a camera or similar device that records or stores an image which is transmitted or forwarded via telecommunication to another site for teleconsultation and includes, but is not limited to, teleradiology services. B. The Division of Medicaid defines a: 1. Teleradiology service as the electronic transmission of radiological images, known as store-and-forward images, from one (1) location to another for the purposes of interpretation. 2. Consulting provider as a licensed physician who interprets the radiological image, at the distant site and who must be licensed in the state within the United States in which he/she practices. 3. Distant site, also referred to as a hub site, as the location of the teleradiology consulting provider. 4. Referring provider as a licensed physician, physician assistant, or nurse practitioner who orders the radiological service and who must be licensed in the state within the United States in which he/she practices. 5. Originating site, also referred to as the spoke site, as the location where the beneficiary is receiving the teleradiology service. A. Store-and-forward as telecommunication technology for the transfer of medical data from one (1) site to another through the use of a camera or similar device that records or stores an image which is transmitted or forwarded via telecommunication to another site for teleconsultation and includes, but is not limited to, teleradiology. 7. The transmission cost as the cost of the line charge incurred during the time of the transmission of a telehealth service.