(a) The commission shall ensure that a Medicaid managed care organization does not:
(1) deny reimbursement for a covered health care service or procedure delivered by a health care provider with whom the organization contracts to a Medicaid recipient as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service solely because the covered service or procedure is not provided through an in-person consultation; or
(2) limit, deny, or reduce reimbursement for a covered health care service or procedure delivered by a health care provider with whom the organization contracts to a Medicaid recipient as a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service based on the provider’s choice of platform for providing the health care service or procedure.
(b) In complying with state and federal requirements to provide access to medically necessary services under the Medicaid managed care program, a Medicaid managed care organization determining whether reimbursement for a telemedicine medical service, teledentistry dental service, or telehealth service is appropriate shall continue to consider other factors, including whether:
(1) reimbursement is cost-effective; and
(2) providing the service is clinically effective.

Text of section effective on April 01, 2025