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.
4.2 Grantee must comply with all of the following:
a. Families must give written consent that they agree to receive services via telehealth and telemedicine;
b. Telehealth and telemedicine services must comply with all Texas Medicaid requirements for telehealth, as well as the licensure/practice act requirements for each provider; and
c. Technology used to provide telehealth services must be compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA).
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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 this State 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 this State, or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in this State, 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.
4.2 Grantee must comply with all of the following:
a. Families must give written consent that they agree to receive services via telehealth and telemedicine;
b. Telehealth and telemedicine services must comply with all Texas Medicaid requirements for telehealth, as well as the licensure/practice act requirements for each provider; and Exhibit C, Epilepsy Contract HHS0007015 RFA Epilepsy Grant Program
c. Technology used to provide telehealth services must be compliant with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (“FERPA”) and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”).
Telehealth and Telemedicine Medical Services. 3.4.1. Contractor may use telehealth services (“a health service, other than a telemedicine medical service or teledentistry dental service, delivered by a health professional licensed, certified, or otherwise entitled to practice in this state [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 this state [State of Texas], or a health professional acting under the delegation and supervision of a physician licensed in this state [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.
3.4.2. Contractor in providing telehealth and telemedicine services must comply with all of the following:
a. Patient, or a legally authorized representative of the patient, must give written consent that they agree to receive services via telehealth and telemedicine;
b. Telehealth and telemedicine services must comply with all Texas Medicaid requirements for the provision of telemedicine and telehealth services, as well as the licensure/practice act requirements for each physician or health professional; and
c. Technology used to provide telemedicine and telehealth services must be compliant with HIPAA and FERPA, as may be applicable to the patient.
