All states currently allow coverage for telemedicine to some degree, and seven states adopted policies to improve coverage since data was collected for the report: Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Rhode Island, Utah and West Virginia. The states with a telemedicine parity law are:
• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Nevada
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Colorado
• Montana
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• Michigan
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Mississippi
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Maryland
• New York
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Maine
• Hawaii
• Delaware*
The states with partial parity laws are:
• Alaska
The states with proposed parity bills are:
• North Dakota
• Nebraska
• Kansas
• New Jersey
No parity legislative activity:
• Idaho
• Utah
• Wyoming
• South Dakota
• Iowa
• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Ohio
• West Virginia
• Alabama
• Florida
• South Carolina*
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
*Delaware and South Carolina lowered telemedicine coverage or adopted restricting policies since the 2016 report.
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