Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1841 – For purposes of this Subpart, the following definitions apply:
Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1841
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- coverage: means benefits consisting of health care services provided directly, through insurance or reimbursement, or otherwise and including items and services paid for as health care services under any hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital or medical service plan contract, preferred provider organization agreement, or health maintenance organization contract offered by a health insurance issuer. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1831
- provider: means :
(a) A physician or other health care practitioner licensed, certified, registered, or otherwise authorized to perform specified health care services consistent with state law. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 22:1831
SUBPART B-1. MEDICAL CLAIMS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH
TELEHEALTH AND TELEMEDICINE
NOTE: Subpart B-1 (Heading) eff. Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
SUBPART B-1. MEDICAL CLAIMS FOR SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH
TELEHEALTH
§1841. Definitions
For purposes of this Subpart, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Health coverage plan” means any hospital, health, or medical expense insurance policy, hospital or medical service contract, employee welfare benefit plan, contract, or other agreement with a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization, health and accident insurance policy, or any other insurance contract of this type in this state, including a group insurance plan, a self-insurance plan, and the Office of Group Benefits programs. “Health coverage plan” shall not include a plan providing coverage for excepted benefits as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 22:1061, limited benefit health insurance plans, and short-term policies that have a term of less than twelve months.
(2) “Medication adherence management services” means the monitoring of a patient’s conformance with the healthcare provider’s medication plan with respect to timing, dosing, and frequency of medication-taking through electronic transmission of data in a remote patient monitoring services program.
NOTE: Paragraph (3) eff. until Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
(3) “Platform” means the technology, system, software, application, modality, or other method through which a healthcare provider remotely interfaces with a patient when providing a healthcare service or procedure as a telemedicine medical service or telehealth healthcare service.
NOTE: Paragraph (3) eff. Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
(3) “Platform” means the technology, system, software, application, modality, or other method through which a healthcare provider remotely interfaces with a patient when providing a healthcare service or procedure as a telehealth healthcare service.
(4) “Remote patient monitoring services” means the delivery of healthcare services using telecommunications technology to enhance the delivery of health care, including but not limited to all of the following:
(a) Monitoring of clinical patient data such as weight, blood pressure, pulse, pulse oximetry, and other condition-specific data, such as blood glucose.
(b) Medication adherence monitoring.
(c) Interactive video conferencing with or without digital image upload.
(5) “Telehealth” shall have the same meaning as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 40:1223.3 and may include audio-only conversations as provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 40:1223.3(5).
NOTE: Paragraph (6) eff. until Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
(6) “Telemedicine” shall have the same meaning as defined in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1262, may be provided as described in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1271(B)(4), and may include audio-only conversations as provided for in La. Rev. Stat. 37:1271(B)(4)(b).
NOTE: Paragraph (6) eff. Jan. 1, 2024. See Acts 2023, No. 322.
(6) Repealed by Acts 2023, No. 322, §6, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.
Acts 2020, No. 276, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2021; Acts 2023, No. 322, §§1, 6, eff. Jan. 1, 2024.