NY | The New York State Department of Financial Services has issued the following emergency adoption of the 62nd amendment to 11 NYCRR 52 (Insurance Regulation 62).
Section 52.17(d) is added as follows:
(d) Telehealth.
(1) Telehealth has the meaning set forth in Insurance Law sections 3217-h and 4306-g and includes audio only visits.
(2) For the purposes of Insurance Law sections 3217-h and 4306-g, an insurer may engage in reasonable fraud, waste and abuse detection efforts, including to prevent payments for services that do not warrant a separate billable encounter.
Section 52.18(h) is added as follows:
(h) Telehealth.
(1) Telehealth has the meaning set forth in Insurance Law sections 3217-h and 4306-g and includes audio only visits.
(2) For the purposes of Insurance Law sections 3217-h and 4306-g, an insurer may engage in reasonable fraud, waste and abuse detection efforts, including to prevent payments for services that do not warrant a separate billable encounter.