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Friday, March 5, 2021 West Virginia Bill Seeks to Regulate Parity and Out-of-State Providers On February 10, 2021, members of the West Virginia Legislature introduced Senate Bill 1 (“SB1”) which seeks to regulate the use of telemedicine in the state. If passed, the proposed bill would require the Public Employees Insurance Agency, Medicaid and specified insurance plans to cover telehealth services at the same rate as in-person health care, starting July 1, 2021. The bill would also permit health care providers who are licensed in other states to provide telehealth services in West Virginia. Like many other states during the public health emergency, in an effort to reduce the potential exposure to the COVID-19 virus, West Virginia providers began seeing patients remotely. These virtual visits provided wider access to healthcare services while reducing the risk of exposure that came with office visits. The proposed bill now attempts to outline the laws governing how

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