Telehealth and Telemedicine Medical Services. 4.1 Grantee may use telehealth services (“a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service, delivered by a health professional licensed, certified, or otherwise entitled to practice in the state of Texas and acting within the scope of the health professional’s license, certification, or entitlement to a patient at a different physical location than the health professional using telecommunications or information technology,”) and telemedicine medical services (“a health care service delivered by a physician licensed in the state of Texas, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in the state of Texas, and acting within the scope of the physician’s or health professional’s license to a patient at a different physical location than the physician or health professional using telecommunications or information technology”) as defined in Texas Government Code §531.001(7) (using the meaning assigned by Texas Occupations Code §111.001) as provided through Texas Medicaid.
Telehealth and Telemedicine Medical Services. 1. UTHealth may use telehealth services (“a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service, delivered by a health professional licensed, certified, or otherwise entitled to practice in the state of Texas and acting within the scope of the health professional’s license, certification, or entitlement to a patient at a different physical location than the health professional using telecommunications or information technology,”) and telemedicine medical services (“a health care service delivered by a physician licensed in the state of Texas, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in the state of Texas, and acting within the scope of the physician’s or health professional’s license to a patient at a different physical location than the physician or health professional using telecommunications or information technology”) pursuant to Texas Occupations Code Chapter 111, and other applicable state and federal laws regarding payment sources, including Texas Government Code Chapter 531 regarding Medicaid reimbursement.
