CMS released an updated Medicare Learning Network (MLN) publication outlining 2026 changes including: removal of telehealth frequency limitations for subsequent inpatient and nursing facility, and critical care consultations; permanent allowance of teaching and supervising physicians to supervise through virtual presence; continuance of payment to Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers for medical telehealth services through Dec 31, 2026.
Read the entire MLN but here is an excerpt:
“Practice Location Enrollment Distant site practitioners can provide telehealth services from their home. We don’t require practitioners with a physical practice location who provide telehealth services from their homes to report their home address on their Medicare enrollment application. Practitioners can enroll and bill from their physical practice location as if they provided the telehealth service in person. Virtual-only telehealth practitioners who only have a physical practice location at their home address need to enroll it as their practice location. You may choose to suppress your street address details from the public by marking your address as a “home office for administrative or telehealth use only” location in your enrollment application in PECOS. You may also email the Quality Payment Program service center at QPP@cms.hhs.gov. Find your Medicare Administrative Contractor’s (MAC’s) website for enrollment requirements, and see our FAQ for more information.”
