Telemedicine is viewed as a cost-effective alternative to the more traditional face-to-face way of providing medical care (e.g., face-to-face consultations or examinations between provider and patient) that states can choose to cover under Medicaid. This website uses a variety of cookies, which you consent to if you continue to use this site. She sees ages children (6 years and older), teenagers, and adults. She is licensed in the State of Iowa, New Mexico, and Arizona. TRICARE is also encouraging the use of telemedicine through secure videoconferencing. Part B includes more telehealth services than ever before. This waiver applies to all covered in-network telehealth services, not just the services related to COVID-19. You can read our The initial Senate bill had mandated that the originating site for telehealth services – defined for such issues as licensure, reimbursement and liability – would be the physician’s location, rather than that of the patient.That drew the ire of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the American Medical Association and several pro-telehealth groups, who pointed out that such a law would enable physicians treating military personnel and veterans to skip state licensing laws when treating patients via telehealth.AAFP Board Chairman Robert L. Wergin, MD, had said the Senate version of the bill “portends a troubling scenario under which state licensing boards will lack the authority to discipline physicians who are practicing medicine within that state’s borders.”“While this language would indeed ease barriers that hinder the free flow of telehealth services, it also would undermine the existing system of medical licensure, under which each state governs the practice of medicine within its borders,” he wrote in "This provision would deprive TRICARE beneficiaries of essential protections by fundamentally subverting and undermining existing state-based patient safety protections that are currently in force, and remove an essential mechanism used by states to ensure medical care provided to patients in their state meets acceptable standards of care," the AMA added The bill would also have gone against the Federation of State Medical Boards’ attempts to create “The medical profession has long advocated that state licensing boards and the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) streamline and simplify the medical licensure process,” the AMA argued in its letter. Practitioners are skilled in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of mental, addictive, and emotional disorders. An MCP staff will contact you within 48 hours to confirm your date. All forms are electronic. TRICARE will now waive cost-shares, copayments and deductible (if applicable) for covered telemedicine services from a military provider or TRICARE network provider. 1. Please fill out the form below to become a member and gain access to our resources.Enter your email address to receive a link to reset your passwordJoin 50,000 of your peers and get the news you need delivered to your inbox. We look forward to serving you!