The expansion defines which counties are considered rural and stipulates a patient must be in their primary physician’s office during the consult, according to the report.
The program also allows providers from anywhere in the state to provide consultation for cardiovascular or stroke patients, provided the call comes from a hospital’s emergency department, according to the report.
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