58-17-167. Definitions pertaining to telehealth coverage.

Terms used in §§ 58-17-167 to 58-17-170, inclusive, mean:

(1)    "Health care professional," as defined in § 58-17F-1;

(2)    "Health care services," as defined in § 58-17F-1;

(3)    "Health insurer," as defined in § 58-17-100;

(4)    "Telehealth," the delivery of health care services through the use of HIPAA-compliant interactive audio-video. The term does not include the delivery of health care services through audio-only telephone, electronic mail message, text message, mail service, facsimile transmission, or any combination thereof.

Source: SL 2019, ch 211, § 1.