June 24, 2021

We are going to send everyone some reference documents to refresh everyone’s memory and provide a foundation of understanding for whatever comes next.  

Subject: Telehealth:   Definition of Telehealth Provider in Current Public Health Law

§  2999-cc.

2. "Telehealth provider" means:

    (a) a physician licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-one of
  the education law;
    (b)  a  physician  assistant  licensed pursuant to article one hundred
  thirty-one-B of the education law;
    (c) a dentist licensed pursuant to article one hundred thirty-three of
  the education law;
    (d) a nurse practitioner licensed  pursuant  to  article  one  hundred
  thirty-nine of the education law;
    (e)  a  registered professional nurse licensed pursuant to article one
  hundred thirty-nine of  the  education  law  only  when  such  nurse  is
  receiving  patient-specific  health  information  or  medical  data at a
  distant site by means of remote patient monitoring;
    (f) a podiatrist licensed pursuant to article one hundred forty-one of
  the education law;
    (g)  an  optometrist  licensed  pursuant  to   article   one   hundred
  forty-three of the education law;
    (h)   a   psychologist   licensed  pursuant  to  article  one  hundred
  fifty-three of the education law;
    (i)  a  social  worker  licensed  pursuant  to  article  one   hundred
  fifty-four of the education law;
    (j)  a speech language pathologist or audiologist licensed pursuant to
  article one hundred fifty-nine of the education law;
    (k) a midwife licensed pursuant to article one hundred  forty  of  the
  education law;
    (l)  a  physical  therapist  licensed  pursuant to article one hundred
  thirty-six of the education law;
    (m) an occupational therapist licensed pursuant to article one hundred
  fifty-six of the education law;
    (n) a person who is certified as a diabetes educator by  the  National
  Certification  Board  for  Diabetes  Educators,  or a successor national
  certification  board,  or  provided  by  such  a  professional  who   is
  affiliated   with   a   program   certified  by  the  American  Diabetes
  Association, the American Association of Diabetes Educators, the  Indian
  Health  Services,  or  any  other  national  accreditation  organization
  approved by the federal centers for medicare and medicaid services;
    (o) a person who is certified as an asthma educator  by  the  National
  Asthma   Educator   Certification   Board,   or   a  successor  national
  certification board;
    (p) a person who is certified as a genetic counselor by  the  American
  Board  of  Genetic  Counseling,  or  a  successor national certification
  board;
    (q) a hospital as defined in article  twenty-eight  of  this  chapter,
  including  residential  health  care  facilities  serving  special needs
  populations;
    (r) a home care services agency as defined in  article  thirty-six  of
  this chapter;
    (s) a hospice as defined in article forty of this chapter;
    (t)   credentialed   alcoholism   and   substance   abuse   counselors
  credentialed by the office of addiction services and supports  or  by  a
  credentialing  entity  approved by such office pursuant to section 19.07
  of the mental hygiene law;

    (u) providers authorized to provide services and service  coordination
  under  the early intervention program pursuant to article twenty-five of
  this chapter;
    (v)  clinics licensed or certified under article sixteen of the mental
  hygiene law and certified and non-certified day and residential programs
  funded  or  operated  by  the  office  for  people  with   developmental
  disabilities;
    (w)  a  care  manager  employed  by or under contract to a health home
  program,  patient  centered  medical  home,  office  for   people   with
  developmental disabilities Care Coordination Organization (CCO), hospice
  or  a  voluntary  foster care agency certified by the office of children
  and  family  services  certified  and  licensed  pursuant   to   article
  twenty-nine-i of this chapter;
    (x)  certified  peer recovery advocate services providers certified by
  the commissioner of addiction services and supports pursuant to  section
  19.18-b  of  the  mental hygiene law, peer providers credentialed by the
  commissioner of addiction services and supports and peers  certified  or
  credentialed by the office of mental health; and
    (y)  any  other provider as determined by the commissioner pursuant to
  regulation  or,  in  consultation  with   the   commissioner,   by   the
  commissioner  of  the  office  of mental health, the commissioner of the
  office of addiction services and supports, or the  commissioner  of  the
  office   for   people   with   developmental  disabilities  pursuant  to
  regulation.