INSIDE THIS ISSUEOctober 26th, 2020
FiledOctober 26th, 2020One of the most frequent questions asked about services delivered when a student is not in brick and mortar, such as through telehealth, is whether their district is using a platform compliant with the Health Information Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). That compliance is a requirement for billing Medicaid for telehealth services. While the Office of Civil Rights announced a temporary waiver from having the requirement enforced, it is still expected and will be enforced after the national public health emergency.