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Ex. AZ-007 Order Primary source read

Executive Order 2020-15

Expansion of Telemedicine

Governor Douglas A. Ducey · Arizona (State)

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Jurisdiction
Arizona
Level
State
Authority
Ariz. Const.; A.R.S. 26-303
Issued
2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020
Effective
2020-03-25
End
2021-05-05 (rescinded by EO 2021-13) (read as 2021-05-05)
In force
Mar. 25, 2020 to May 5, 2021
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2
Limitation types
Health care orders
Addressees
  • health insurers regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance
  • AHCCCS Medicaid plans
  • health regulatory boards
Functions reached
  • TM telehealth
  • CL clinical intake
  • IN insurance
  • CB patients and payers
Collection
Arizona AZ

Operative words

all health insurance plans regulated by the Arizona Department of Insurance are hereby required to provide coverage for all healthcare services that are provided through telemedicine if the healthcare service would be covered were it provided through an in-person visit... Insurers must reimburse healthcare providers at the same level of payment for a telemedicine visit as they would for an in-person visit... No Arizona regulatory board shall enforce any statute, rule, or regulation that would require a medical professional... to conduct an in-person examination of a patient prior to the issuance of a prescription.

Enforcement

Department of Insurance and AHCCCS regulatory authority; boards barred from enforcing in-person examination rules

Notes

Covers physicians, dentists, therapists, pharmacists, behavioral health providers and other licensed types; patient's home an approved location.

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