After long negotiations with the Ohio Dental Association, HB 679 was amended and passed the Ohio House of Representatives. The bill had originally excluded dentistry and required an in-person visit before using telehealth. The Ohio Senate convenes in September 2020 and will take up this bill.
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Teledentistry Advances in Ohio: Sub. H.B. No. 679
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Bloomberg Law Article: Telemedicine Rules Should Be Permanently Eased
In an experience-based essay, Hon. Rick Boucher discusses how Medicare and state telemedicine restrictions have been eased during the coronavirus pandemic, and why these changes need to be made permanent. The most striking change during COVID-19 that organized dentistry must accept is that the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare services has announced that it will not enforce any requirement that the physician using telemedicine have a previous relationship with the patient. Accordingly,…
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Journal of the American Medical Association Network: How Will Dentistry Respond to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic?
A very thoughtful piece by Lisa Simon, DMD