Ohio Medicaid Makes COVID-19 Telehealth Rules Permanent

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) recently implemented new rules to make permanent the state’s temporary expansion of telehealth during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency. In March 2020, ODM implemented a temporary Medicaid waiver for the COVID-19 public health emergency that allowed for greater access to telehealth services to avoid interruptions in care. Based on the rise in telehealth volume and the number of Medicaid provider organizations able to deliver services via telehealth, on October 5, 2020, ODM issued rules to finalize the temporary expansion of telehealth. Without the rule change, after the COVID . . .