Archive for Tag: emergency care

Assembly passes Munoz and DeFuccio bill addressing emergency care during telehealth visits

TRENTON, N.J. – Telehealth providers, especially those offering mental health and substance abuse counseling, are encountering more medical emergencies, say Assemblywomen Nancy Munoz and DeAnne DeFuccio. Their bill requiring telehealth providers to coordinate the emergency care of patients in need during a virtual visit passed the full Assembly on...

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Munoz and DeFuccio bill requiring health care providers to directly coordinate emergency care during telehealth visits passes committee

TRENTON, N.J. – Raising the standard of care from referral to direct coordination of emergency services during telehealth visits reflects the new reality health care providers are encountering, say Assemblywomen Nancy Munoz and DeAnne DeFuccio. Their bill requiring providers to determine the patient’s need for emergency services and then...

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