Home Health Face-to-Face Encounter and Telehealth Technology

Published 05/06/2025

Section 2207 (a) of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act 2025 extended the use of telecommunications technology for certifying a patient’s eligibility for the home health benefit, that the certifying physician must document, or an allowed nonphysician practitioner (NPP), has had a face-to-face encounter with the patient. This extension is applicable through September 30, 2025. It also temporarily removes geographic requirements and expands originating sites for telehealth services during the extension.

The telehealth face-to-face encounter must be completed through two-way audio-video telecommunications technology that allows for real-time interaction between the certifying physician/allowed NPP and the patient. An encounter by audio or video only is not acceptable.

Resource: Thursday, March 27, 2025, MLN Connects® Newsletter.


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