Executive Orders 20-06 Fourth Supplemental Emergency Declaration - Expanding Access To Telemedicine Services
Payer's Guidance for Physicians
The Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) released their 2020 Medicare Learning Network Telehealth Services Booklet. The Booklet contains the updated Medicare telehealth policies for 2020 as well as a special alert on the changes made in response to COVID-19.
Blue Cross & Blue Shield - Payment Policy - Temporary Telemedicine/Telehealth Services Provided Via by Phone Only
United Healthcare Provider Telehealth Policies
OHIC - Rhode Island Office of the Health Insurance Commissioner & Medicaid Program Instructions During the COVID-19 State of Emergency
United Healthcare - No Cost share for COVID-19 testing and testing related visits
United Healthcare - Expanded Provider telehealth access
United Healthcare - Updated diagnosis and laboratory codes
General COVID 19 Resources for Practices from Assorted Organizations
American Medical Association Living Document with COVID-19 Resources
Small Business Association Application for low interest Economic Injury Disaster Loans
RIDOH State Health Laboratories Test Requisition Form - to order testing for patients in the following high-risk categories at the RISHL
RIDOH COVID-19 Testing for Symptomatic People - describes the process that healthcare providers should follow to order COVID-19 tests for their patients
American College of Emergency Physicians Social Media
Instagram (must share a message to get access)
AMA CMS COVID-19 Coverage and Reimbursement Facts
Coverage and Reimbursement
CMS Fact Sheet on Medicare telehealth
CMS FAQs on Medicare telehealth
CMS chart on Medicare telehealth
CMS guidance on Medicaid telehealth
CMS state guidance on Medicaid telehealth
Legal
Practice Guidelines
AMA Quick Guide to Telemedicine in Practice
AMA Guidance for Ethical Practice in Telemedicine
American Telemedicine Association Practice Guidelines
Healthcare providers must place an order for COVID-19 testing at a Drive-up Specimen Collection Site by completing an East Side Clinical Laboratory order form (fillable form or downloadable form). Completed forms can be emailed to esclcovid19@esclab.com or faxes to 401-208-041.
Resources for Out of State Physicians to Treat RI Patients
Emergency Reciprocal Licensing Professions and Procedures
Emergency 90 Day Temporary License
Providence Marriott Downtown Special Rate for Healthcare Professionals
NB: Plans are still in the process of updating their policies and practices to comply with the Governor’s Executive Order on telemedicine. Meanwhile, this grid already reflects compliance with that Order. Please note also that this grid is a compilation assembled by volunteers for the benefit of the community and is intended as a handy reference for clinical practices. It is not an official document of the Department of Health, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, or any specific health plan. For official current payer policy, please contact the payer.
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