Telehealth Barriers Smoothed Under New Colorado Law

Colorado doctors will get paid for virtual patient visits without additional red tape from insurers as part of a law signed Monday.

The measure (S.B. 212), signed by Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (D), bars health plans from imposing specific requirements or limitations on the technologies used to deliver telehealth services as long as those technologies comply with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

Telemedicine for behavioral health, physical therapy, and other medical treatment became critically important after the state went into a shelter-at-home order in March because of the coronavirus pandemic, lawmakers said during a signing ceremony ...