Section 405IAC1-4.2-6. Telehealth services

   (a) Approved telehealth services are reimbursed separately from other home health services. The unit of reimbursement for telehealth services provided by an HHA is one (1) calendar day.

  (b) Reimbursement is available for telehealth services as follows:

(1) One-time amount per client of fourteen dollars and forty-five cents ($14.45) related to an initial face-to-face visit necessary to train the member to appropriately operate the telehealth equipment.

(2) One (1) payment of nine dollars and eighty-four cents ($9.84) for each day the telehealth equipment is used by a registered nurse (RN) to monitor and manage the client's care in accordance with the written order from a physician.

  (c) Rates for telehealth services shall not be adjusted annually.

  (d) All equipment and software cost associated with the telehealth services must be separately identified on the HHA's annual cost report so that it may be removed from the calculation of overhead costs. (Office of the Secretary of Family and Social Services; 405 IAC 1-4.2-6; filed Sep 19, 2014, 3:22 p.m.: 20141015-IR-405140194FRA; filed Aug 1, 2016, 3:44 p.m.: 20160831-IR-405150418FRA; errata filed Oct 6, 2016, 2:59 p.m.: 20161019-IR-405160452ACA)