Table.
State Policies Related to Coverage, Delivery, and Payment of Telehealth During COVID-19
| State | Coverage and delivery | Payment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telehealth coverage for behavioral health (September 2020) | Waiver of requirement (December 2020) | Reimbursement parity for telehealth and in-person services [private insurance] (January 2021) | Payment parity for at least some telehealth services compared to face-to-face services [Medicaid] (January2021) | Payment parity for mental health via telehealth (September 2020) | |||
| For established clinician-patient relationship for telehealth | For prior in-person contact for telehealth (December 2020) | Private insurance | Medicaid | ||||
| Total | 46 States plus Washington, DC | 22 States | 41 States | 17 States | 42 States plus Washington, DC | 15 States | 17 States |
| AL | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| AK | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| AZ | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| AR | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| CA | Y | N | Ya | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| CO | Y | Y | Ya | N | Y | Y | N |
| CT | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| DE | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| DC | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| FL | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| GA | N | N | N | N | N | Y | N |
| HI | Y | Y | Ya | N | Y | Y | N |
| ID | Y | Y | Ya | N | Y | N | N |
| IL | Y | N | N | Y | Y | N | Y |
| IN | N | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| IA | Y | Y | Ya | Y | Y | N | Y |
| KS | Y | N | N | N | Y | N | N |
| KY | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| LA | Y | Y | Ya | N | N | N | N |
| ME | Y | N | Ya | Y | Y | N | Y |
| MD | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| MA | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| MI | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| MN | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| MS | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| MO | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| MT | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| NE | Y | N | Ya | N | Y | N | N |
| NV | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| NH | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| NJ | Y | Y | Yb | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| NM | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| NY | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| NC | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| ND | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| OH | Y | Y | Yb | N | N | N | N |
| OK | Y | Y | Y | N | N | N | N |
| OR | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| PA | Y | N | N | N | N | N | N |
| RI | Y | N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
| SC | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| SD | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| TN | Y | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N |
| TX | Y | Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y |
| UT | N | N | N | N | Y | Y | N |
| VT | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| VA | Y | N | Y | N | N | N | N |
| WA | Y | N | N | Y | Y | Y | Y |
| WV | Y | Yc | Y | N | N | N | N |
| WI | Y | N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
| WY | Y | Y | N | N | Y | N | N |
a
Policy existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
b
Restrictions apply.
c
Policy applies only for patients with COVID-19.