Texas To Reimburse For School-Based Medicaid Telemedicine Services

Starting September 1, 2015, the Texas Medicaid program will reimburse physicians for providing school-based telemedicine visits for children enrolled in primary or secondary schools.  The new telemedicine program was authorized by Texas House Bill (HB) 1878, which was signed into law on June 16, 2015.

The provisions of HB 1878 state that even if the physician is not the child’s primary care physician, physicians will be eligible for reimbursement through the following guidelines:

The physician is an authorized health care provider under Medicaid.
The physician is providing the service in a primary or secondary school-based setting.
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