North Carolina

MATRC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

Bonnie Perry Britton, MSN, FATA (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Executive Director
Reconnect4health

Nick J. Galvez
Rural Hospital Manager, Office of Rural Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services

Amanda North, MHA (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Executive Director
The Center for Rural Health Innovation

Robyn McArdle, DrPH(c), MS, Paramedic
Rural Telehealth Specialist, Office of Rural Health
NC Department of Health and Human Services

Steve North, MD, MPH (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Founder and Medical Director
The Center for Rural Health Innovation

Jay Ostrowski, MA, NCC, LPC-S, DCC, ACS (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
CEO, Behavioral Health Innovation
CEO, Adaptive Telehealth

James T. Putman, MD
Chief Health Informatics Officer
VA Mid-Atlantic Health Care Network (VISN 6)

 

NORTH CAROLINA TELEHEALTH POLICY 

• View Summary of North Carolina Telehealth Policies
• View Summary of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Activity  in the MATRC Region
• View Summary of NC Teledentistry Policies
• View the North Carolina Telehealth Playbook

 

North Carolina Medicaid (NC Medicaid provided a significant number of flexibilities related to telehealth during the public health emergency.  Many of those temporary policies have been made permanent, those not made permanent either ended June 30, 2022 or will end at/after the end of the federal PHE).  Pages 4 - 7 of this Bulletin provides an overview of all the telehealth flexibilities that have now been made permanent.  Pages 8 - 23 provides an overview all of the behavioral health flexibilities and their current status (made permanent, sunsetted June 30, 2022 or will end at/after the federal PHE).

• Clinical Services:Telehealth-RelatedPolicies
  • NC Medicaid Telehealth, Virtual Communications and Remote Patient Montioring - November 15, 2020 

• Behavioral Health Services: Telehealth-Related Policies 
  • NC Medicaid Enhanced Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services - April 1, 2022
  • NC Medicaid Diagnostic Assessment
  • NC Medicaid Facility-Based Crisis Service for Children and Adolescents - May 15, 2022
  • NC Medicaid Office-Based Opioid Treatment: Use of Buprenorphine and Buprenorphine-Naloxone - July 1, 2021
  • NC Medicaid Outpatient Behavioral Health Services Provided by Direct-Enrolled Providers - September 1, 2021
  • NC Medicaid Research-Based Behavioral Health Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • NC Medicaid Peer Support Services - December 1, 2020
  • NC Medicaid Children's Developmental Service Agencies - February 1, 2022
  • NC Medicaid North Carolina Innovations - May 1, 2022
• FQHC and RHC Services: Telehealth-Related Policies 
  • NC Medicaid Core Services Provided in FQHCs and RHCs - December 1, 2020

 

North Carolina Private Payers

• 50 State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Insurance Laws - February 2021 (Foley & Lardner)
• NC Private Payer Changes in Response to COVID-19 

 

North Carolina Board of Health Professions

• Scope of Practice Policies
• List of NC Health Professions Licensing Boards (with website URLs)
• North Carolina Medical Board Telemedicine Position Statement
• North Carolina Board of Nursing Telehealth/Telenursing Position Statement for RN, LPN and APRN Practice
• North Carolina Board of Pharmacy FAQs for Pharmacists on Prescriptions Generated by Telemedicine Encounters
• State Medical Board Licensure Changes Related to Telehealth in Response to COVID-19
• Other State Health Professions Licensing Board Changes Related to COVID-19 (Select North Carolina from the list of states to see links to licensing board documents)

 

North Carolina Veterans

• VA Video Connect