Amendment #47 to H4100

Telehealth Monitoring

Mr. Mahoney of Worcester moves to amend the bill in Section 2 in line item 4000-0500 by adding at the end thereof the following language: - “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”.