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As part of a number of revised CMS requirements for the
provision of Medicaid covered home health services pursuant to a final rule, effective July 2, 2016, physicians
and other authorized providers engaging in a
"face-to-face" encounter required for the provision of
home health services can satisfy this requirement using telehealth
for such face-to-face assessment.
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