MATRC ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
Heather K. Anderson, MPH
Director, Division of Primary Care and Rural Health
Virginia Department of Health
Neena Cassell, PhD, CSP
Neuropsychologist
Salem VAMC
David Cattell-Gordon
Planning, Design & Innovation Specialist
ThredEx
Samuel Collins (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
eConsults Program Manager
University of Virginia School of Medicine
Steven Dean, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Director of Telemedicine
Inova Health System
Vimal K. Mishra, MD, MMCi (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Medical Director, Office of Telemedicine
VCU Health System
Lara Oktay (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Mike Patterson (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Founder and Technical Analyst
Totier Technologies, LLC
Mara Servaites, MSW, PCMH CCE (MATRC Consultative Service Partner)
Executive Director
Virginia Telehealth Network.
Cheryl D. and Eugene Sullivan, MS (MATRC Consultative Service Partners)
President (Cheryl) and Consultant (Eugene)
South River Consultants, LLC
VIRGINIA TELEHEALTH POLICY
- View Summary of Virginia Telehealth Policies
- View Summary of Recent Legislative and Regulatory Activity in the MATRC Region
- The Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association has put together this COVID-19 Telehealth Virginia Laws FAQs
- Office of the Governor Executive Order Number Eight-Four (2022) Action to Provide Certain Operational Relief for Hospitals and Healthcare Workers, Via Declaration of a Limited State of Emergency is in effect until February 11, 2022
- Infant and Toddler Connection of Virglnia has put together:
Code of Virginia
- Virginia Private Payer Coverage - 2015
- Virginia Telehealth and Prescribing of Controlled Substances - 2017
- Virginia Private Payer Coverage of Remote Patient Monitoring - 2019
- Virginia Prescribing and Establishment of Bona Fide Practitioner-Patient Relationship - 2020
- Virginia Teledentistry (recently passed legislative language) - March 10, 2020
Virginia Medicaid and Medicaid Managed Care
- Virginia Medicaid Memo on Telemedicine Coverage - May 2014
- Virginia Medicaid Magellan Telemedicine Email Guidance - 2014
- Virginia Medicaid Memo on Diabetic Retinopathy Screening via Telemedicine - November 2016
- Virginia Medicaid Bulletin on FQHC Coverage of Telemedicine - March 2019
- Virginia Anthem HealthKeepers Plus Member Handbook - Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus - August 2018
- Virginia Medicaid Changes in Response to COVID-19 (Select Virginia from the list of states to see links to Medicaid documents)
- Virginia Medicaid Crisis Teledentistry Implementation in Response to COVID-19 - Guidance Document
- VirginiaPremier Coronavirus (COVID-19) Telehealth
- Virginia Medicaid Telehealth Page - This is the beginning of the Virginia Medicaid website information about telehealth and includes a Questions and Answers document as well as a video about the new Draft Telehealth Services Supplement. They are also finalizing guidance on Remote Patient Monitoring (anticipating this will be released before the end of January 2022).
- DRAFT Telehealth Services Supplement - September 17, 2021 (draft of changes being proposed to make many of the temporary policy changes due to COVID permanent). Another document addressing teledentistry and remote patient monitoring is also under development.
Virginia Private Payers
- 50 State Survey of Telehealth Commercial Insurance Laws - February 2021 (Foley & Lardner)
- VAHP - Insurance Carrier's Telehealth Provisions in Response to COVID-19
- MSV - Commercial Plans and Telehealth for COVID-19
Virginia Board of Health Professions
- Scope of Practice Policies
- Virginia Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology - Guidance for Telepractice
- Virginia Board of Counseling (Board Packet from Adhoc Tele-Counseling and Supervision Committee Meeting which includes Guidance Documents from the Virginia Board of Counseling, Virginia Board of Social Work, and Virginia Board of Psychology)
- Virginia Board of Medicine Guidance Document on Telemedicine - October 2018
- Virginia Board of Medicine - Board of Nursing Guidance Document on Telemedicine for Nurse Practitioners - July 2017
- Virginia Board of Physical Therapy - Guidance on Telehealth
- Virginia Board of Social Work - Guidance Document
- Virginia Occupational Therapy Advisory Board - Guidance Document
- Changes to State Licensing of Health Care Professionals in Response to COVID-19
- Virginia Licensure by Endorsement Quick Facts (Licensure by endorsement is an expedited pathway for practitioners that are experienced, board-certified, actively practicing and have no past or current disciplinary issues or malpractice. It does not require transcripts, copies of diplomas, or examination scores and is currently available to doctors of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, and military spouse physician assistants including those who were educated and trained outside the US and Canada).
Virginia Telehealth Associations/Organizations/Initiatives
- Appalachian Telemental Health Network
- Commonwealth Connect Virginia Public Wifi Hotspot Locations
- Telehealth Pilot to Expand Access in Rural or Underserved Areas
- Virginia Mental Health Access Program: Collaborative Care for Children and Adolescents
- Virginia Project ECHO
- Virginia Telehealth Network
Virginia Veterans