US · guidance
CMS Pub. 100-04, ch. 19, § 100.16
A/B MAC (A)--Payment for Telehealth Services to Indian
Health Service/Tribal Facilities and Practitioners
(Rev. 1776, Issued: 07-24-09, Effective: 01-01-09, Implementation: 01-04-10)
For background on the telehealth benefit, see Chapter 12, §190.1 in this manual. For
more information on the payment of Telehealth services, see Chapter 15 of the Benefit
Policy Manual. Telehealth services fall into two categories: an originating site facility
service in which the beneficiary is presented to the distant site practitioner, and a distant
site service which is generally some type of professional consultation.
History
(Rev. 1776, Issued: 07-24-09, Effective: 01-01-09, Implementation: 01-04-10)
Provenance
- Source
- cms.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-25
- Edition
- iom-2026-08-25
- Content hash
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