Oklahoma’s policies have distinct advantages for telemedicine providers. The state’s telehealth service parity law has been in place for a long time.
Oklahoma state is unique in that it provides the internet technology for telemedicine, at no cost, to not-for-profit hospitals, county health departments, city-county health departments and Federally Qualified Health Centers. Oklahoma’s SoonerCare also reimburses for many different health services, including speech language pathology and mental health services.
SoonerCare reimburses for live video telehealth. Store-and-Forward and Remote Patient Monitoring must be compensable by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) in order to be reimbursed. Continuous glucose monitoring is reimbursed by Medicaid. Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) is covered under certain circumstances.