In the October 8, 2021 session of our Let’s Talk Compliance series, Foley & Lardner’s T.J. Ferrante and PYA’s Valerie Rock shared their expertise and answered questions regarding telemedicine. One area of focus was the “telemedicine cliff” - unless Congress acts, the telemedicine requirements will return to their prior restrictions after the Public Health Emergency (PHE). With the uncertainty of what the Federal and State requirements will be after the PHE, and the uncertainty as to when the PHE will conclude, closely monitoring guideline changes and developing a transition plan are key. A recording of the event is available here.
Not long after our event, on October 15 the HHS Secretary extended the PHE through January 16, 2022, the sixth renewal since the PHE was first declared in January 2020. The following includes key takeaways and resources to monitor:
Commercial Payer and State Policies Tool
Medicare recognition for interstate license compact
Medicare billing and documentation requirements
OIG Fraud and Abuse Monitoring, SC Medicaid audit
We are deep in the planning stages of our next annual Let’s [Virtually] Talk Compliance event in January 2022. More details will come soon, but in the meantime, be sure to also check out the following Let’s Talk Compliance additional resources: