In this post, we discuss impending changes to telehealth regulations tied to the end of the PHE, how these changes will affect telehealth providers, and potentially alter the future telehealth landscape.

On December 23rd, the House of Representatives approved a $1.7 trillion spending package, HR 2617, aka the Omnibus Appropriations legislation. Included in the legislation were a number of changes that have the potential to impact telehealth providers across the nation.

This booklet from the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) has been specifically created for Medicare fee-for-service providers.

This MLN Matters® Special Edition Article is for Rural Health Clinics (RHCs) and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (PHE) for services they provide to Medicare patients.

The policy in this document excerpt is established pursuant to Assembly Bill 415 (Logue, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2011)—also known as the Telehealth Advancement Act of 2011.