State Activity

ATA Action sent a letter commenting on New York Medicaid Telehealth Rule.

ATA Action letter to Rhode Island Department of Health to review the telemedicine rule 216-RICR-40-05-1.

ATA Action Letter to New York State Legislature in Support of Senate Bill 6846.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Maine Medical Board commenting on the Joint Telehealth Rule.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Iowa State Legislature in support of House File 2245.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California State Legislature commenting on Senate Bill 1189.

ATA Action sent a letter to Colorado State Legislature commenting on Senate Bill 22-181.

ATA Action sent a letter to Louisiana State Legislature in support for House Bill 624.

ATA Action sent a letter to Colorado State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 22-077.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California State Legislature commenting on Assembly Bill 2089.

This ATA one-pager outlines the standard of care as it relates to state and federal public policy.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Ohio Vision Professional Board in opposition to proposed rule regarding telehealth services.

ATA Action sent a letter to the New Workers Compensation Board commenting on the proposed rule.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California Assembly and Senate commenting on the provisions in the 2022-23 budget trailer bill relating to Medi-Cal telehealth policy.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Vermont State Legislature in support of House Bill 665.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Delaware State Legislature in support of House Bill 334.

ATA Action sent a letter to the South Carolina state legislature in support of Senate Bill 1179.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Connecticut State Legislature commenting on House Bill 5450.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Missouri State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 1002.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Mississippi State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 2738.

ATA Action created a one-pager explaining why the legislators should vote no on this restrictive bill. If enacted, Alabama would become the most restrictive state in the country when it comes to telehealth access.

ATA Action letter to the Alabama State Legislature commenting on House Bill 423.

ATA Action letter to the Connecticut State Legislature in support of House Bill 5046.

ATA Action sent a letter to the New York Governor’s office, Senate Majority office, and the State Assembly commenting on the budget relating to telehealth.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Ohio Medical Board commenting on the proposed telehealth rules.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Arkansas Medical Board in support of proposed rule 2.8 –  establishing a patient/provider relationship.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Idaho State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 1328.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Tennessee State Legislature in support of SB2453.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Virginia State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 369.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Washington State Legislature commenting on Substitute House Bill 1821.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Tennessee State Legislature in support of  HB1973.

ATA Action sent a letter to the South Carolina State Legislature in support of House Bill 4085.

ATA Action sent a letter to Ohio Vision Professionals Board in opposition to proposed rule.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Alaska State Legislature commenting on House Bill 265.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Utah State Legislature in opposition of House Bill 365.

ATA Action sent a letter to the West Virginia State Legislature in opposition to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s originating bill regarding telehealth.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Georgia State Legislature in support of House Bill 629.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Missouri State Legislature in support of House Bill 2165.

The ATA sent a letter to the Federation of State Medical Boards commenting on their draft telemedicine report.

The American Telemedicine Association and the American TeleDentistry Association worked in collaboration to create these guiding principles for state legislators and other lawmakers to use as a resource when implementing teledentistry policies.

ATA Action sent a letter to the New Hampshire state legislature in support of Senate Bill 390.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Minnesota State Legislature in support of Senate Filing 2302.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Utah State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 151.

ATA Action sent a letter of support for House Bill 188 to the Kentucky State Legislature.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Ohio Medical Board expressing concerns about language in the proposed new rule 4731-37-01 regarding telehealth and amendments to rule 4731-11-09 regarding controlled substance and telehealth prescribing.

ATA Action sent a letter of support of Senate Bill 251 to the Indiana State Legislature.

The ATA sent a letter to the Mississippi State Legislature in support of House Bill 447.

ATA Action sent a letter to the New Hampshire State Legislature commenting on Senate Bill 430.

The ATA sent a letter to the West Virginia state legislature in support of SB371, as currently written.

The ATA sent a letter to the Florida State Legislature in support of HB 17.

The ATA sent a letter to the Kansas State Legislature in opposition of Senate Bill 121.

The ATA sent a letter to the Georgia State Legislature in support of House Bill 629.

The ATA sent a letter to the New York State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 5505.

The ATA sent a letter to the South Dakota State Legislature in support of HB 1029.

The ATA sent a letter to the Washington State Legislature commenting and seeking amendments on House Bill 1821.

The ATA sent a letter to the Maryland State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 154, which if enacted, would allow Maryland to adopt the Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) Compact.

The ATA sent a letter to the Mississippi House Insurance Committee commenting on House Bill 452.

The ATA’s state legislative tracker for the year 2021.

The ATA sent a letter to the Mississippi State Board of Medical Licensure commenting on language in the proposed rule regarding store-and-forward (also known as asynchronous) technologies.

The ATA sent a letter to the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners commenting on the proposed rule relating to teledentistry.

The ATA sent a letter to the Ohio State Legislature in support of the Senate substitute version of HB 122 while offering amendments.

The ATA sent another letter of support of SB 705 to the Pennsylvania State Legislature.

The ATA sent a letter to Michigan State legislators in support of Senate Bill 166.

The ATA sent a letter to the Massachusetts State Legislature in support of House Bill 2367.

The ATA sent a letter to the Ohio State Legislature in support of House Bill 122 and offered a few suggested amendments.

The ATA sent a letter to the Ohio State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 204, which would enter Ohio into the Counseling Compact.

The ATA sent a letter to the Alaska State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 3006.

The ATA and 36 other organizations signed a one-pager urging New Jersey Governor Murphy to sign S2559/A4179 into law which would permanently allow patients to continue utilizing telehealth services beyond the pandemic.

The ATA sent a letter to the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine highlighting the various benefits of telehealth for the Board to consider during the rulemaking process.

The ATA sent a letter to the New Mexico Medical Board ahead of their upcoming discussion commenting on licensure exceptions for out-of-state providers treating New Mexico patients via telemedicine technologies.

The ATA sent a letter to the Ohio Medical Board seeking for clarification on the recently published telemedicine FAQs.

The ATA sent a letter to the West Virginia Board of Medicine commenting on the proposed telehealth rules.

The ATA sent a letter to California State Legislators in opposition to SB 457 unless amended.

The ATA sent a letter urging Governor Phil Murphy to sign SB 2559.

The ATA sent a letter to Ohio State Legislators in support for provisions in House Bill 110.

The ATA submitted a letter to the California Senate in opposition of Assembly Bill 457.

The ATA submitted a letter to the Michigan Senate in support of House Bill 4356 – Senate Substitute 1.

The ATA submitted a letter to the Massachusetts Joint Committee of Health Care Financing in support of House Bill 1284 and Senate bill 163, An Act Relative to Nurse Licensure Compacts.

The ATA sent a letter to the New York Legislature in support of Senate Bill 6846.

The ATA sent a letter to the Pennsylvania Legislature in support of Senate Bill 705.

The ATA sent a letter to the Illinois State Legislature in support of House Bill 3308.

The ATA sent a letter to the California State Assembly in opposition to section 4 of SB 642.

The ATA sent a letter to Wisconsin State Legislators in support of Senate Bill 309.

The ATA sent a letter to Wisconsin State Legislators in support of Assembly Bill 296.

The ATA sent a letter to the Minnesota State Legislature commenting on House File 2128, specifically the telehealth article.

The ATA sent a letter to the Texas State Legislature in support of House Bill 4.  

The ATA sent letters to the Iowa State Legislature expressing concerns about problematic language in House File 893 and Senate Study Bill 1276 regarding mental health services provided via telehealth.

The ATA sent a letter to the Nevada State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 5.

The ATA sent a letter to the Maine State Legislature commenting on the telehealth bills pending before the committee.

The ATA sent a letter to the Oregon State Legislature in support of and commenting on House Bill 2508 as amended, which requires public and private payers to reimburse health care services provided via telemedicine and revises Oregon’s definition of telemedicine as it relates to insurance.

The ATA sent a letter to the Delaware State Legislature commenting on and offering amendments to HB 160.

The ATA created a one-pager which lays out why we oppose AB 457 and shows other groups who oppose the bill as well.

The ATA sent a letter to the Louisiana State Legislature in support of House Bill 270.

The ATA sent a letter to the Rhode Island State Legislature commenting on and offering amendments to HB 6032.

The ATA sent a letter to the California State Assembly voicing our opposition and asking for clarification to Assembly Bill 457.

The ATA sent a letter to the Michigan State Legislature in support of House Bill 4356.

The ATA sent a letter to the Colorado State Legislature in support of House Bill 1190.

The ATA sent a letter to the Minnesota State Legislature commenting on House File 2128.

The ATA sent a letter to the Oklahoma State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 674.

The ATA sent a letter to the North Carolina state legislature in support of House Bill 149. At the same time, ATA urges the legislature to amend the bill’s approach to remote patient monitoring to better represent the broad range of technologies that deliver telehealth.

The ATA sent a letter to the Illinois State Legislature in support of House Bill 3498.

The one-pager lays out the statutes in the states surrounding Arkansas and how they are consistent with HB 1063.

The ATA sent letters to the Rhode Island legislature in opposition to SB 483 and HB 5612.

The ATA sent a letter to the Georgia State Legislature offering amendments to House Bill 307, regarding the expansion of telemedicine in Georgia.

The ATA has created two letters for member organizations to send by email and mail to the Arkansas Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee in support of House Bill 1063.

The ATA created a one pager in support of passing Arkansas HB 1063.

The ATA sent a letter to the Connecticut State Legislature commenting on and in support of Senate Bill 1022, which would expand Connecticut residents’ access to telehealth services.

The ATA sent a letter in support of Senate Bill 1589 and its companion bill in the House HB552, both expand access to telehealth in Tennessee.

The ATA sent a letter to the Nevada State Legislature in support and to offer amendments to Senate Bill 5.

The ATA sent a letter to the Minnesota State Legislature commenting on and offering amendments to House File 1412.

The ATA sent a letter to the Connecticut State Legislature commenting on and offering amendments to House Bill 6449 regarding licensure requirements for health care professionals.

The ATA sent a letter to the Michigan State Legislature in support of House Bill 4356 which enables the use of telemedicine technologies in the practice of eye care in Michigan.

The ATA sent a letter to the North Dakota State Legislature in support of House Bill 1151, which would hold teledentistry in North Dakota to the same standard of care as in-person dental care.

The ATA sent a letter to the Georgia State Legislature in support of House Bill 629, which would permit optometrists and ophthalmologists to engage in the practice of telemedicine when delivering ocular health services.

The ATA sent letters to the Idaho State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 1127 and offering amendments to Senate Bill 1126.

The ATA sent a letter to the New York State Legislature in support of Senate Bill S02507 as it relates to telehealth.

The ATA sent a letter to the New York State Legislature in support of Assembly Bill A03007 as it relates to telehealth.

The ATA sent a letter to the California State Legislature in support of Assembly Bill 32, which seeks to expand Californians’ access to health care services provided via telehealth.

The ATA sent a letter to the Hawaii State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 970, which clarifies that a patient-practitioner relationship may be established during a telehealth appointment.

The ATA sent a letter to the Minnesota State Legislature commenting on and offering amendments to Senate File 1160.

The ATA sent a letter to the Ohio State Legislature offering amendments to House Bill 122.