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Senate committee hears bill to expand telemedicine prescribing for incarcerated patients
Summary
Senators heard testimony on SB 252 to allow telemedicine-based establishment of medical relationships for incarcerated people and to align state rules on teleprescribing controlled medications with federal flexibilities; supporters said the bill would improve continuity of care at reentry and reduce emergency visits.
State senators opened a hearing on Senate Bill 252 on telemedicine rules for incarcerated people, with prime sponsor Sen. Sue Prentice saying the measure would let providers establish a primary care relationship before release so patients have continuity of care after reentry.
"The purpose here is to establish that relationship while they are incarcerated so that when they come out of being incarcerated, they have that point of contact with the primary care provider," Sen. Sue Prentice said, introducing the bill.
Supporters and experts told the Senate Health and Human Services Committee that expanded telemedicine access can reduce costly emergency-department use and improve access to medication-assisted treatment for people leaving custody. Jonathan Ballard, chief medical officer at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services and chair of the legislative telehealth commission, said the commission's…
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