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CMS Waives Telehealth Restrictions for FQHC and RHC Physicians
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released guidance allowing federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health clinics (RHCs) to provide distant site telehealth services.
For distant site services provided between July 1, 2020, and the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency, FQHCs and RHCs should use HCPCS code G2025 to identify the services furnished via telehealth. Claims with G2025 will be paid the $92 payment rate.
Costs for distant site telehealth services will not be used to determine the FQHC PPS rate or RHC AIR. However, they must be reported on the appropriate cost form.
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