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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 10.09.49.04" title_num="10" subtitle_num="09" chapter_num="49" heading="Provider Conditions for Participation.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>To render or bill for services delivered via telehealth, the provider shall meet the requirements as set forth in:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>COMAR 10.09.36.02;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>COMAR 10.09.36.03; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>The COMAR chapter defining the covered service being rendered.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The provider shall obtain the participant’s consent to services via telehealth, unless there is an emergency that prevents obtaining consent, which shall be documented in the participant’s medical record.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Medical Record Documentation. The provider shall:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Maintain documentation in the same manner as during an in-person visit, using either electronic or paper medical records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Retain telehealth records according to the provisions of Health-General Article, §4-403, Annotated Code of Maryland; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Include the participant's consent to participate in telehealth or an explanation as to why consent was not available.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>An originating site may be any secure location, approved by the participant and the provider, for the delivery of telehealth services.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Distant Site Providers may render services via telehealth within the provider's scope of practice.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>