Technology | 02.04.20
Assemblyman Salas Introduces Bill Aimed at Increasing Access to Telehealth Services for Underserved Families
by NAMSS Staff
KGET-TV 17 (01/28/20) Luiz, Joseph
California Assemblyman Rudy Salas (D) has introduced a bill that aims to improve access to healthcare services for children and underserved families via telehealth. If passed, Assembly Bill 2007 would ease restrictions on the use of telehealth services statewide. In addition to removing a requirement that health centers establish that an individual is a patient through an in-person visit prior to receiving telehealth services, the bill would allow health centers to provide these services to a patient in community settings as long as clinic staffers are at the sites. Telehealth enables medical practitioners to interact with patients through real-time video conferencing and send such documents as X-rays and various health records.
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