# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 09 — Medical Care Programs

### Chapter 96 — Remote Patient Monitoring

#### Regulation .04 Provider Conditions for Participation.

*COMAR 10.09.96.04*

A. To provide remote patient monitoring, the provider shall:

  (1) Be enrolled with an active status as a Maryland Medical Assistance Program provider on the date the service is rendered;

  (2) Be a:

    (a) Physician;

    (b) Physician assistant;

    (c) Certified nurse practitioner; or

    (d) Home health agency when remote patient monitoring services are prescribed by a physician; and

  (3) Meet the requirements for participation in the Medical Assistance Program as set forth in COMAR 10.09.36.03.

B. Medical Record Documentation. A remote patient monitoring provider shall:

  (1) Maintain documentation using either electronic or paper medical records;

  (2) Retain remote patient monitoring records according to the provisions of Health-General Article, §4-403, Annotated Code of Maryland;

  (3) Submit the preauthorization on a form developed by the Department; and

  (4) Include the participant’s consent to participate in remote patient monitoring.

C. Remote patient monitoring is not a substitute for delivery of care. Provider shall see patients in person periodically for follow-up care.