The American Telemedicine Association named the best states for telemedicine.
All states currently allow coverage for telemedicine to some degree, and seven states adopted policies to improve coverage since data was collected for the report: Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Idaho, Rhode Island, Utah and West Virginia. The states with a telemedicine parity law are:
• Washington
• Oregon
• California
• Nevada
• Arizona
• New Mexico
• Colorado
• Montana
• Oklahoma
• Texas
• Minnesota
• Missouri
• Arkansas
• Louisiana
• Michigan
• Indiana
• Kentucky
• Tennessee
• Mississippi
• Georgia
• Virginia
• Maryland
• New York
• Vermont
• New Hampshire
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• Maine
• Hawaii
• Delaware*
The states with partial parity laws are:
• Alaska
The states with proposed parity bills are:
• North Dakota
• Nebraska
• Kansas
• New Jersey
No parity legislative activity:
• Idaho
• Utah
• Wyoming
• South Dakota
• Iowa
• Wisconsin
• Illinois
• Ohio
• West Virginia
• Alabama
• Florida
• South Carolina*
• North Carolina
• Pennsylvania
• Massachusetts
*Delaware and South Carolina lowered telemedicine coverage or adopted restricting policies since the 2016 report.