(a) As used in this section:

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 71-5-167

  • Medical assistance: means payment of the cost of care, services and supplies necessary to prevent, diagnose, correct or cure conditions in the person that cause acute suffering, endanger life, result in illness or infirmity, interfere with the person's capacity for normal activity, or threaten some significant handicap and that are furnished an eligible person in accordance with this part and the rules and regulations of the department. See Tennessee Code 71-5-103
  • Person: includes a corporation, firm, company or association. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Vendor: means any person, institution, agency, or business concern providing medical care services or goods authorized under this part, holding, where applicable, a current valid license to provide such services or to dispense such goods. See Tennessee Code 71-5-103
(1) “Healthcare provider” means a person who is licensed, certified, or authorized or permitted by the laws of this state to administer health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession; and
(2) “Telehealth provider group” means two (2) or more healthcare providers that share a common employer and provide healthcare services exclusively via telehealth.
(b) This chapter does not require:

(1) A vendor or healthcare provider who provides healthcare services exclusively via telehealth to maintain a physical address or site in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider for the medical assistance program; or
(2) A telehealth provider group to have a service address in this state in order to be eligible to enroll as a vendor or provider group for the medical assistance program, as long as the healthcare providers that comprise the telehealth provider group are licensed with the appropriate healthcare licensing authority in this state or are otherwise authorized by law to provide healthcare services in this state.
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