84R12307 JSL-D
 
  By: Taylor of Collin S.B. No. 1689
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid
  program for the provision of telemedicine medical services in a
  school-based setting.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 531.0217, Government Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (c-4) and amending Subsection (g) to read as
  follows:
         (c-4)  The commission shall ensure that Medicaid
  reimbursement is provided to a physician for a telemedicine medical
  service provided by the physician, even if the physician is not the
  patient's primary care physician or provider, if:
               (1)  the physician is an authorized health care
  provider under the Medicaid program;
               (2)  the patient is a child who receives the service in
  a primary or secondary school-based setting; and
               (3)  a health professional is present with the patient
  during the treatment.
         (g)  If a patient receiving a telemedicine medical service
  has a primary care physician or provider and consents or, if
  appropriate, the patient's parent or legal guardian consents to the
  notification, the commission may [shall] require that the primary
  care physician or provider be notified of the telemedicine medical
  service for the purpose of sharing medical information. In the case
  of a service provided to a child in a school-based setting as
  described by Subsection (c-4), the notification, if any, must
  include a summary of the service, including exam findings,
  prescribed or administered medications, and patient instructions.
         SECTION 2.  If before implementing any provision of this Act
  a state agency determines that a waiver or authorization from a
  federal agency is necessary for implementation of that provision,
  the agency affected by the provision shall request the waiver or
  authorization and may delay implementing that provision until the
  waiver or authorization is granted.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.