# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 49 — Telehealth Services

#### Regulation .01 Scope.

*COMAR 10.09.49.01*

A. This chapter applies to covered services delivered via synchronous telehealth and eligible for reimbursement by the Maryland Medicaid Program.

B. The purpose of providing medically necessary services via telehealth is to improve:

  (1) Access to services, thus reducing preventable hospitalizations and barriers to health care access;

  (2) Access to outpatient and inpatient subspecialty services, thus improving diagnostic clarification, treatment recommendations, and planning for the individual;

  (3) Health outcomes through timely disease detection and treatment options; and

  (4) Capacity and choice for ongoing treatment in underserved areas of the State.