State Activity

ATA Action sent a letter expressing our support of the proposed rulemaking to Title 9, Chapter 16, Article 10, Out-of-State telehealth Providers and provide comments regarding a recommended change to the rule.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services regarding the MI Medicaid Policy bulletin MMP 23-10 which provides updated guidelines for Medicaid reimbursed telemedicine services subsequent to the conclusion of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ATA Action sent a letter regarding the proposed New Hampshire Telepass Rule for psychologists

ATA Action sent a letter commenting on privacy legislation in Maine.

ATA Action sent a letter commenting on Massachusetts Senate Bill 227.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Texas Governor and Texas Board of Optometry

ATA Action letter to Mississippi Insurance Department

ATA Action sent a letter to the New Jersey Senate Health, Human Services, and Senior Citizens Committee

ATA Action letter to Oregon Board of Pharmacy

ATA Action letter to DC Committee on Health

ATA Action sent a letter of support for Wisconsin SB 135

ATA Action letter to the Delaware Board of Optometry

ATA Action sent a letter in support of Pennsylvania SB 739

ATA Action sent a letter to express support for Bill 25-125, the Uniform Telehealth Act of 2023.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Massachusetts General Assembly commenting on S. 184

ATA Action sent a letter of support for AB 1369

ATA Action sent letters in support of New York S 6733/A 7316.

ATA Action sent letters of support for Wisconsin AB 205/SB 194

ATA Action sent a letter of opposition to the Senate Substitute of Texas HB 1771

ATA Action sent a letter to the Nevada State Legislature regarding SB 370

ATA Action sent a letter in support of Rhode Island SB 574.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Massachusetts Joint Committee on Financial Services in support of provision present in Bills H. 986, S. 655, H. 1073 and S. 618.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services regarding the MI Medicaid Policy bulletin MMP 23-10 which provides updated guidelines for Medicaid reimbursed telemedicine services subsequent to the conclusion of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

ATA Action sent a letter to the North Carolina State Medical Board regarding their Telemedicine Position Statement

ATA Action sent a letter to the Alabama General Assembly regarding HB 306

ATA Action sent a letter to the North Carolina General Assembly regarding HB 576

ATA Action sent a letter to the North Carolina General Assembly regarding HB 576

ATA Action sent a letter to the Louisiana State Senate regarding SB 66

ATA Action sent a letter to the Connecticut General Assembly regarding House Bill 6562

ATA Action sent a letter to the Missouri State Senate regarding SB 418

ATA Action sent a letter to the South Carolina State Legislature regarding H 4159

ATA Action sent a letter to the Nevada State Legislature regarding AB 198

The ATA sent a letter to the Maine State Legislature regarding LD 1059

The ATA sent a letter to the Maine State Legislature regarding LD 757

ATA Action wrote a letter to express opposition to Senate Bill 2527

ATA Action wrote a comment letter regarding proposed rule 505:10-5-19 addressing telemedicine encounters in the practice of optometry.

ATA Action wrote a comment letter expressing support for Florida HB 267

ATA Action wrote a comment letter expressing support for SB 119

ATA Action wrote a comment letter requesting amendment to SB 418

ATA Action wrote a comment letter requesting amendment to HB 710

ATA Action wrote a comment letter expressing support for Kentucky HB 311

ATA Action wrote a comment letter requesting amendment to Florida HB 1355

ATA Action wrote a letter expressing support of Texas HB 2727

ATA Action wrote a comment letter to the Connecticut State Senate regarding SB 3

ATA Action wrote a letter to the California State Assembly expressing support of AB 1241

ATA Action wrote a letter to the California General Assembly expressing strong support of AB 232

ATA Action wrote a comment letter to the Idaho State Senate regarding HB 162

ATA Action wrote a comment letter to the Connecticut State Senate regarding SB 1176

ATA Action wrote a letter to the California General Assembly expressing strong support of AB 254

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Maryland General Assembly commenting on HB 995.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the New Hampshire Senate Health & Human Services Committee expressing support for SB 238.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Arizona Senate Health & Human Services Committee expressing support for SB 1334

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Maryland Senate Finance Committee expressing support for SB 439

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Montana House Committee of Human Services to express strong support of  HB 409

ATA Action wrote a letter to the New York General Assembly expressing strong support of AB 3391

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Maryland House of Representatives expressing strong support of HB 475: Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Washington State Legislature commenting on HB 1155, the Washington My Health My Data Act

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Hawaii Senate Committee on Labor and Technology expressing support with amendment for Senate Bill 684 relating to Medicaid and insurance coverage for telehealth

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Georgia House Committee expressing support for HB 203

ATA Action wrote a letter to the New Hampshire House Committee on Health, Human Services and Elderly Affairs to express our support of House Bill 500 relating to telehealth prescribing.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Hawaii House Committee on Health & Homelessness expressing support of HB 907

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Washington Senate Health and Long-Term Care Committee expressing support of SB 5481

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Indiana House Committee on Public Health expressing support of  HB 1352

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Missouri Governmental Accountability Senate Committee expressing support of Senate Bill 79

The ULC’s latest guidance document includes technology-neutral policy prescriptions that are in general agreement with ATA policy principles.

The Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) recently revised its telemedicine guidelines for the first time since 2014.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Utah House Business and Labor Committee expressing support of HB 159

ATA Action wrote a letter to the North Dakota Senate Committee on Human Services expressing support with amendment for Senate Bill 2160

ATA Action wrote a letter expressing support for Senate Bill 232 relating to permitting out-of-state physicians and physician assistants to provide care in Oregon.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the VA House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions expressing support for House Bill 1602.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the VA Senate Committee on Education and Health, expressing support for Senate Bill 1418.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Washington State House of Representatives, to express support for HB 1027.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Washington State Senate expressing support for SB 5036.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Ohio Medical Board to express support for rule 4731-37-01 regarding telehealth.

ATA Action wrote a letter to the Vermont Agency of Human Services expressing support for the proposed amendments to the Agency’s Health Care Administrative Rules section 3.101.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Maryland Department of Health commenting on proposed rules pertaining to telehealth services.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Mississippi Department of Health in opposition to provisions of Proposed Rule 8.1.5 related to telehealth practices for occupational therapists

ATA Action sent a letter to the Oregon Board of Pharmacy in support of the proposed amendments to the telemedicine law.

The report chart tracks critical state legislation ATA Action supports, supports with amendments, and opposes. The ATA Activity in The States chart tracks all ATA activity that has occurred in each state such as submitted comments and testimony.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Maryland Health Care Commission commenting on their telehealth recommendations.

ATA Action sent a letter to New Jersey state legislature in support of S3061.

ATA Action sent a letter of support for S3236/A4629.

ATA Action sent a letter in opposition to New Jersey AB2193 in its current form and to offer our thoughts to help improve this bill.

ATA Action sent a letter in opposition to A4485/S3216 wherein the proposed legislation excludes telehealth services from network adequacy requirements.

ATA Action submitted comments in opposition to Illinois regulation 19549.

ATA Action sent a letter to the NY Department of Health asking for clarity on the remote prescription of controlled substances.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Washington DOH outlining some concerns with the recent proposed home health rule.

ATA Action sent a letter to the New Mexico Medical Board commenting on their proposed telemedicine rules.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Wisconsin Department of Health in support of recent telemedicine rules.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California State Legislature commenting on AB32.

ATA Action sent a letter to the West Virginia Board of Optometry voicing our concerns with their proposed rules.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Michigan State Legislature in support of Senate Bill 1135 and commenting on provisions relating to the medical assistance program and the Healthy Michigan program telehealth policy.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California State Legislature commenting on AB32.

This one pager outlines the critical updates made to the 2022 FSMB Telemedicine Model Policy.

ATA Action sent a letter to the California State Legislature commenting on AB2089.

ATA, ATA Action and 6 other organizations sent a letter to the Ohio Common Sense Initiative expressing our opposition to certain provisions in proposed rule 4731-37-01 regarding telehealth services.

ATA Action sent a letter to the Kentucky State Legislature expressing our concerns regarding provisions in proposed rule 907 KAR 003:170, a rule applying to telehealth service coverage and reimbursement within Kentucky’s Medicaid program.

ATA Action sent a letter to the PA Secretary of State expressing concerns about potential consequences for Pennsylvanians receiving medication-assisted treatment (MAT) via telemedicine resulting from the expiration of the Department of State’s professional licensure waivers.

ATA Action send a letter to the Oregon Board of Pharmacy requesting that the Board revise OAR 855-019-0210(2)(a) to align with recent changes to Oregon’s telemedicine law pursuant to HB 4034.

ATA Action sent comments to the Ohio Common Sense Initiative in regards to proposed rule 4731-37-01 related to telehealth.

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.