Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R414 - Integrated Healthcare
Rule R414-42 - Telehealth
Section R414-42-4 - Limitations
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) Telehealth services must comply with privacy and security measures set forth under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act, Pub. L. No. 111-5, 123 Stat. 226, 467, to ensure that all patient communications and records, including recordings of telehealth encounters, are secure and remain confidential. The provider is responsible to ensure the encounter is HIPAA compliant. Security measures for transmission may include password protection, encryption, and other reliable authentication techniques.
(2) A provider must comply with the Utah Health Information Network (UHIN) standards for telehealth. These standards provide a uniform standard of billing for claims and encounters delivered via telehealth.
(3) The originating site receives no reimbursement for the use of telehealth services.
(4) Medicaid does not cover services via telehealth which are not otherwise covered.
