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50-State Telehealth Laws, Insurance Parity & Prescribing Directory (2026)

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Alabama Active
⚖️ Ala. Code § 27-1-44

Mandates private commercial health benefit plans provide coverage for healthcare services delivered via telemedicine on ...

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Alaska Non-Member
⚖️ Alaska Stat. § 21.42.422

Requires health care insurers to cover telehealth services without requiring an initial in-person encounter, establishin...

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Arizona Active
⚖️ A.R.S. § 20-3162 (HB 2454 Telehealth Omnibus)

One of the nation's most progressive telehealth parity acts, mandating full service and payment parity for commercial in...

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Arkansas Non-Member
⚖️ Ark. Code Ann. § 23-79-1601 (Telemedicine Act)

Guarantees private health insurers provide coverage parity for telemedicine consultations equivalent to in-person clinic...

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California Non-Member
⚖️ Cal. Ins. Code § 10123.855 & Health & Saf. Code § 1374.13 (AB 457)

Strictly prohibits health plans from requiring in-person visits prior to telehealth coverage, enforcing full clinical se...

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Colorado Active
⚖️ C.R.S. § 10-16-123

Mandates that health benefit plans reimburse telehealth services on the same basis and at the same rate as comparable in...

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Connecticut Active
⚖️ Conn. Gen. Stat. § 38a-4999 & § 38a-526a

Requires individual and group health insurance policies to cover telemedicine services and prohibits arbitrary restricti...

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Delaware Active
⚖️ 18 Del. C. § 3370 & § 3571S

Enforces full commercial insurance coverage parity for telemedicine services and bans insurers from requiring prior in-p...

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District of Columbia Active
⚖️ D.C. Code § 31-3861 (Telehealth Reimbursement Act)

Requires commercial insurers operating in Washington DC to provide coverage parity for telehealth consultations without ...

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Florida Non-Member
⚖️ Fla. Stat. § 627.42393 & § 456.47

Provides statutory telehealth framework allowing both in-state physicians and registered out-of-state telehealth provide...

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Georgia Active
⚖️ O.C.G.A. § 33-24-56.4 (Georgia Telehealth Act)

Prohibits commercial insurers from denying coverage for healthcare services solely because they were delivered via telem...

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Hawaii Active
⚖️ Haw. Rev. Stat. § 431:10A-116.3

Enforces complete telehealth coverage parity across private health plans across the Hawaiian islands, eliminating inter-...

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Idaho Active
⚖️ Idaho Code § 54-5701 (Idaho Telehealth Access Act)

Establishes comprehensive practice standards and guarantees insurance coverage for virtual consultations across rural an...

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Illinois Active
⚖️ 215 ILCS 5/356z.22 (HB 3308 Telehealth Mandate)

Statutory leader in Midwest healthcare equity, mandating equal coverage and payment parity for telehealth services compa...

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Indiana Active
⚖️ Ind. Code § 27-8-34

Requires group and individual health policies to provide coverage parity for telemedicine consultations equivalent to fa...

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Iowa Active
⚖️ Iowa Code § 514C.34

Enforces telehealth payment parity for mental health and behavioral therapy, with broad coverage mandates across commerc...

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Kansas Active
⚖️ K.S.A. § 40-2,210 (Kansas Telemedicine Act)

Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage parity for telemedicine services, ensuring patients are not denied rei...

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Kentucky Active
⚖️ KRS § 304.17A-138

Prohibits commercial health plans from excluding covered services solely because they are provided via telehealth, with ...

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Louisiana Active
⚖️ La. R.S. § 22:1821

Guarantees health insurance coverage for healthcare services delivered through telemedicine without requiring previous i...

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Maine Active
⚖️ 24-A M.R.S. § 4316

Enforces full coverage parity and prohibits insurers from placing lifetime or annual maximums on telehealth services tha...

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Maryland Active
⚖️ Md. Code, Ins. § 15-139 (Preserve Telehealth Act)

Pioneering state statute mandating both service parity and payment parity across commercial health insurers and Medicaid...

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Massachusetts Non-Member
⚖️ Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 175 § 47MM

Requires commercial health insurers to cover telehealth visits for medical, behavioral, and chronic care services with e...

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Michigan Active
⚖️ MCL § 500.3476

Ensures that health insurers cover telemedicine services without requiring proof that in-person services are unavailable...

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Minnesota Active
⚖️ Minn. Stat. § 62A.673 (Minnesota Telehealth Act)

Comprehensive parity law requiring health carriers to cover telehealth consultations at identical cost-sharing levels as...

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Mississippi Active
⚖️ Miss. Code Ann. § 83-9-351

Mandates private commercial health insurance plans provide coverage and reimbursement parity for telemedicine consultati...

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Missouri Non-Member
⚖️ Mo. Rev. Stat. § 191.1145 & § 376.1900

Prohibits insurers from imposing any greater deductible or copay for telehealth services compared to equivalent in-perso...

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Montana Active
⚖️ Mont. Code Ann. § 33-22-138

Requires health insurers to cover telemedicine services and prohibits arbitrary restrictions on originating or distant s...

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Nebraska Active
⚖️ Neb. Rev. Stat. § 44-7,107 (Telehealth Coverage Act)

Ensures that health plans provide coverage parity for medical consultations delivered via telehealth, protecting patient...

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Nevada Active
⚖️ NRS § 689A.0463

Mandates commercial health policies cover telehealth services and prohibits insurers from requiring an in-person meeting...

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New Hampshire Active
⚖️ N.H. Rev. Stat. § 415:6-h

Requires insurers to provide coverage for telemedicine on the same basis as in-person care and mandates payment parity a...

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New Jersey Non-Member
⚖️ N.J. Stat. Ann. § 26:2S-29 (P.L. 2017, c. 117)

Landmark parity act requiring commercial insurers to reimburse telehealth providers at rates equivalent to in-person cli...

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New Mexico Non-Member
⚖️ NMSA 1978 § 59A-22-42

Requires health insurance policies cover healthcare services delivered via telemedicine without geographic or facility e...

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New York Non-Member
⚖️ N.Y. Ins. Law § 3217-h & Pub. Health Law Article 29-G

Strict commercial and Medicaid parity laws preventing insurers from excluding telehealth services or imposing unfair cos...

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North Carolina Non-Member
⚖️ N.C. Gen. Stat. § 58-3-285

Requires health benefit plans to provide coverage parity for telemedicine consultations, ensuring patients have equal ac...

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North Dakota Active
⚖️ N.D. Cent. Code § 26.1-36-09.15

Mandates commercial health insurers provide coverage parity for telemedicine services equivalent to standard in-person m...

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Ohio Active
⚖️ Ohio Rev. Code § 3902.30 (HB 122 Telehealth Expansion Act)

Sweeping telehealth statute prohibiting health plans from denying coverage or requiring cost-sharing exceeding in-person...

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Oklahoma Active
⚖️ 36 O.S. § 6801 (Oklahoma Telemedicine Act)

Establishes that healthcare services delivered via telemedicine must receive equitable coverage from health benefit plan...

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Oregon Non-Member
⚖️ ORS § 743A.058 (HB 2508 Telehealth Parity)

Enforces complete reimbursement payment parity for commercial health plans, requiring equal payment rates for telehealth...

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Pennsylvania Active
⚖️ 40 P.S. § 908-1 (SB 739 Telemedicine Act)

Establishes formal statutory standards and guarantees commercial insurance coverage for healthcare services delivered th...

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Rhode Island Active
⚖️ R.I. Gen. Laws § 27-81-1 (Telehealth Coverage Act)

Mandates health insurers cover telemedicine consultations and prohibits insurers from denying coverage solely due to del...

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South Carolina Non-Member
⚖️ S.C. Code Ann. § 38-71-45

Requires commercial health insurers to cover telemedicine services without requiring initial in-person visits....

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South Dakota Active
⚖️ S.D. Codified Laws § 58-17-167

Ensures that health plans provide coverage parity for medical consultations delivered via telehealth across rural commun...

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Tennessee Active
⚖️ Tenn. Code Ann. § 56-7-1002 (Tennessee Telehealth Parity Act)

Requires health insurance entities to reimburse healthcare services delivered via telehealth at the same rate as in-pers...

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Texas Active
⚖️ Tex. Ins. Code Ch. 1455 & Occ. Code § 111.001 (SB 1107 & HB 4)

Pioneering telehealth deregulatory statute guaranteeing commercial health plan coverage for virtual consultations across...

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Utah Active
⚖️ Utah Code Ann. § 31A-22-649.5

Mandates that commercial health benefit plans provide coverage parity for telehealth services equivalent to face-to-face...

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Vermont Active
⚖️ 8 V.S.A. § 4100k

Enforces complete reimbursement payment parity, requiring health insurers to reimburse telehealth services at identical ...

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Virginia Non-Member
⚖️ Va. Code Ann. § 38.2-3418.16

Comprehensive parity statute mandating private health insurance policies reimburse telehealth consultations at equivalen...

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Washington Active
⚖️ RCW 48.43.735 & RCW 48.43.738 (Washington Telehealth Parity Law)

Nation-leading parity law requiring health carriers to reimburse telemedicine services at the identical payment rate as ...

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West Virginia Active
⚖️ W. Va. Code § 33-15-20 & § 30-1-26

Requires health insurers to cover telemedicine services and prohibits discrimination between in-person and virtual consu...

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Wisconsin Active
⚖️ Wis. Stat. § 632.744

Guarantees health insurance coverage for healthcare services provided via telehealth without imposing arbitrary location...

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Wyoming Active
⚖️ Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 26-15-135

Requires private health insurance policies provide coverage for telemedicine consultations equivalent to face-to-face se...

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