Amendment #681 to H3400

Telehealth Reimbursement

[Sponsors] Mr. Mahoney moves to amend the bill in Section 2 in line item 4000-0500 by adding at the end thereof the following: -

“; provided further, that for purposes of long-term health care cost savings and enhanced patient care, the Commonwealth shall recognize telehealth remote patient monitoring provided by home health agencies as a service to clients otherwise reimbursable through Medicaid, provided that the funds authorized herein shall be short-term reimbursement made through MassHealth”.