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Committee approves amendment adding patients— homes as teletherapy originating site
Summary
House Bill 1068 was amended and approved to expand the definition of 'originating site' for teletherapy to include a patient's home and to align group-therapy language with CMS guidelines; the amendment and the bill passed by voice vote.
The committee adopted an amendment to House Bill 1068 to ensure consistency with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services guidelines on group therapy and then approved the bill as amended. Senator Davis Ward ran HB1068 for Representative Pilkington and explained that the amendment and bill add the patient's home to the definition of "originating site" for teletherapy services.
A sponsor explained the change means teletherapy could be delivered with the patient at home as the originating site, expanding access beyond medical or health-care facilities. The committee took no public testimony on the item and passed the amended bill by voice vote.
