Today,
the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an Informational
Bulletin to states that identifies opportunities for telehealth
delivery methods to increase access to Medicaid services and federal
reimbursement for services and treatment for substance use disorders under
Medicaid using services delivered via telehealth, including in school-based
health centers. This Informational Bulletin is composed of two parts:
Rural Health Care and Medicaid Telehealth Flexibilities; and Medicaid
Substance Use Disorder Treatment via Telehealth.
CMS
is releasing this guidance
in accordance with section 1009(b) of the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention
that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and
Communities Act. While this guidance applies to states generally, it
includes information useful for states in light of the ongoing response to
the COVID-19 virus. Maximizing telehealth flexibilities will help prevent
vulnerable beneficiaries from unnecessarily entering a healthcare facility
when their needs can be met remotely. In keeping with CMS’s commitment
to providing our state partners with the flexibilities they need to serve
their unique populations, the guidance
will provides state Medicaid agencies, and other interested stakeholders,
information about options to facilitate access to services through
telehealth during the current public health crisis and beyond.
This
guidance
supports earlier CMS actions in response to the COVID-19 virus, which are
part of the ongoing White House Task Force efforts. To keep up with the
important work the Task Force is doing in response to COVID-19 click
here www.coronavirus.gov. For
information specific to CMS, please visit the Current
Emergencies Website. Additionally, CMS has launched a
dedicated, Medicaid.gov,
COVID-19 resource page that will be continually updated with
relevant information.
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