May 9, 2021
Gov. Stitt has signed an OAFP priority bill, telehealth payment parity SB674, into law.
The governor signed the bill last Wednesday and it will become effective Jan. 1. You can read the bill and its provisions here. The State Department of Health is also required to publish a report about the cost and cost savings associated with telehealth by Jan. 1, 2023. We hope this law will be useful to all our members!
Another provision signed into law was HB1006, which was developed by the medical community to proactively make efforts toward price transparency. The measure can be read here.
Much of last week was dedicated to watching bills in conference and meeting with the governor and secretary of state’s staff to discuss SB674 and its importance to primary care. Now, as we move into the last three weeks of session we are down to the budget process and watching a few bills in conference. Here are the remaining issues and bills unless some last-minute surprises come up, which is always possible and often probable:
We are winding down. Thank you to all of you who have responded to alerts. We will keep you posted in the coming days on any developments!