A health plan offered by a health carrier, a health plan offered to school or state employees and their dependents, a Medicaid managed care plan, and a behavioral health administrative services organization—for covered persons under 18 years of age—must reimburse providers for health care services provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology if:

• the services are covered services;
• the services are medically necessary;
• the services are essential health benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
• the services are determined to be safely and effectively provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology according to generally accepted health care practices and standards; and
• the technology meets state and federal standards governing the privacy and security of protected health information.

Behavioral health administrative services organizations and managed care organizations must reimburse a provider for a behavioral health service provided to a covered person through telemedicine or store and forward technology if:

• the services are covered services;
• the services are medically necessary;
• the services are essential health benefits under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act;
• the services are determined to be safely and effectively provided through telemedicine or store and forward technology according to generally accepted health care practices and standards; and
• the technology meets state and federal standards governing the privacy and security of protected health information.