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Sen. Patty Lewis presents bill to protect telehealth platforms; broad health sector support
Summary
Senator Patty Lewis told the House health committee Senate Bill 94 would enshrine pandemic-era telehealth options, let providers choose HIPAA-compliant platforms and prevent insurers from mandating platforms; numerous professional medical organizations testified in support.
Senator Patty Lewis, sponsor, told the House Committee on Health and Mental Health that Senate Bill 94 would “protect access to telehealth services for Missourians” and is “clean up language around telehealth” to preserve audio-visual and audio-only care options.
The bill would permit a health care provider to select the telehealth platform so long as the platform is HIPAA-compliant, preventing insurers from mandating particular vendor platforms, Lewis said. “This bill has a 0 fiscal impact,” she added, and she told…
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