§ 6802. Telemedicine defined
Oklahoma Statutes AnnotatedTitle 36. InsuranceEffective: January 1, 2022
Effective: January 1, 2022
36 Okl.St.Ann. § 6802
§ 6802. Telemedicine defined
<Text as amended by Laws 2021, c. 420, § 1 and Laws 2021, c. 549, § 1, effective on January 1, 2022. See also, text as amended by Laws 2021, c. 293, § 1.>
As used in the Oklahoma Telemedicine Act:
(2) is offered by any insurance company, group hospital service corporation or health maintenance organization that delivers or issues for delivery an individual, group, blanket or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract or an evidence of coverage, or, to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 U.S.C., Section 1001 et seq., by a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined in Section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or any other analogous benefit arrangement, whether the payment is fixed or by indemnity,
4. “Insurer” means any entity providing an accident and health insurance policy in this state including, but not limited to, a licensed insurance company, a not-for-profit hospital service and medical indemnity corporation, a fraternal benefit society, a multiple employer welfare arrangement or any other entity subject to regulation by the Insurance Commissioner;
6. “Remote patient monitoring services” means the delivery of home health services using telecommunications technology to enhance the delivery of home health care including monitoring of clinical patient data such as weight, blood pressure, pulse, pulse oximetry, blood glucose and other condition-specific data, medication adherence monitoring and interactive video conferencing with or without digital image upload;
b. asynchronous mechanisms, which include store and forward transfers, online exchange of health information between a patient and a health care professional and online exchange of health information between health care professionals, but shall not include the use of automated text messages or automated mobile applications that serve as the sole interaction between a patient and a health care professional,
Credits
Laws 1997, c. 209, § 2, eff. July 1, 1997; Laws 2009, c. 148, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2021, c. 420, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022; Laws 2021, c. 549, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2022.
36 Okl. St. Ann. § 6802, OK ST T. 36 § 6802
Current with emergency effective legislation through Chapter 257 of the Second Regular Session of the 59th Legislature (2024). Some sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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