HOUSE BILL NO. 5413

January 28, 2020, Introduced by Reps. Wozniak, Liberati, Whiteford, Green and Vaupel and referred to the Committee on Health Policy.

"The nonprofit health care corporation reform act,"

by amending section 401k (MCL 550.1401k), as added by 2012 PA 214.

the people of the state of michigan enact:

Sec. 401k. (1) A group or nongroup health care corporation certificate shall must not require face-to-face contact between a health care professional and a patient for services appropriately provided through telemedicine, as determined by the health care corporation. Telemedicine services shall must be provided by a health care professional who is licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized to engage in his or her health care profession in the state where the patient is located. Telemedicine services are subject to all terms and conditions of the certificate agreed upon between the certificate holder and the health care corporation, including, but not limited to, required copayments, coinsurances, deductibles, and approved amounts.

(2) As used in this section, "telemedicine" means the use of an electronic media to link patients with health care professionals in different locations. To be considered telemedicine under this section, the health care professional must be able to examine the patient via a real-time, secure interactive audio or video, or both, telecommunications system, or through the use of store and forward online messaging. and the patient must be able to interact with the off-site health care professional at the time the services are provided.

(3) This section applies to a certificate issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2013.December 31, 2012.