Sec. 253. Demonstration Projects for Use of Telemedicine Services in Advance Care Planning
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Not later than July 1, 2018, the Secretary shall establish a demonstration program to reimburse eligible entities for costs associated with the use of telemedicine services (including equipment and connection costs) to provide advance care planning consultations with geographically distant physicians and their patients. The demonstration project under this section shall be conducted for at least a 3-year period. For purposes of this section: The term eligible entity means a physician or an advance practice nurse who provides services pursuant to a hospital-based palliative care program (as defined in section 262(d)(1)).
The term geographically distant has the meaning given that term by the Secretary for purposes of conducting the demonstration program established under this section. The term telemedicine services means a service or consultation provided via telecommunication equipment that allows an eligible entity to exchange or discuss medical information with a patient or a health care professional at a separate location through real-time videoconferencing, or a similar format, for the purpose of providing health care diagnosis and treatment.
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.