S.D. Codified Laws § 58-17-167

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 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.

SDCL 58-17-167

SL 2019, ch 211, §1.

Added by S.L. 2019, ch. 211,s. 1, eff. 7/1/2019.