Telehealth

Telehealth A. For the purposes of DMH provider certification, telehealth refers to the delivery of services by a provider to a beneficiary who is located at a different site and includes the delivery of such services as diagnosis, consultation, or treatment using HIPAA-compliant interactive telecommunication systems, including information, electronic and communication technologies, and remote persons-served monitoring services with visual capability. The terms, “telehealth” and “telemedicine,” may be utilized interchangeably in the DMH Operational Standards. B. Telehealth services must be delivered in accordance with the providing practitioner’s scope of practice, per the practitioner’s appropriate licensure/credentialing board/entity. C. Signed and informed consent for using telehealth is required (excluding Mobile Crisis triage). D. DMH does not engage in consultation/facilitation with third-party payer sources regarding reimbursement for services provided via telehealth. Providers utilizing telehealth are responsible for Medicaid or other third-party payer source stipulations pertaining to telehealth usage for reimbursement purposes, as applicable. E. DMH reserves the right to delineate which DMH-certified service(s)/support(s) and/or program(s) may utilize telehealth, in accordance with applicable federal and state laws pertaining to the use of telehealth/telemedicine. F. It is generally recommended, but not required by DMH, that a practitioner relationship be previously established prior to the use of telehealth. Practitioners should use guidance as per their own scopes of practice and any third-party payer sources. G. DMH does not certify telehealth only agencies. Moreover, for the purposes of DMH provider certification, for any service(s)/support(s) and/or programs for which DMH allows a certified provider to engage in telehealth, the provider must have a Mississippi- based physical (location-based) presence, as defined by DMH.