New Jersey § 45:1-64

§ 45:1-64.

a. Each telemedicine or telehealth organization operating in the State shall annually

register with the Department of Health. b. Each telemedicine or telehealth organization operating in the State shall submit

an annual report to the Department of Health in a manner as determined by the commissioner. The annual report shall include de-identified encounter data including, but not

limited to: the total number of telemedicine and telehealth encounters conducted;

the type of technology utilized to provide services using telemedicine or telehealth;

the category of medical condition for which services were sought; the geographic

region of the patient and the provider; the patient's age and sex; and any prescriptions

issued. The commissioner may require the reporting of any additional information as the

commissioner deems necessary and appropriate, subject to all applicable State and

federal laws, rules, and regulations for recordkeeping and privacy. Commencing six months after the effective date of P.L.2017, c. 117 ( C.45:1-61 et al.), telemedicine and telehealth organizations shall include in the annual report,

for each telemedicine or telehealth encounter: the patient's race and ethnicity;

the diagnostic codes; the evaluation management codes; and the source of payment

for the encounter. c. The Department of Health shall compile the information provided in the reports

submitted by telemedicine and telehealth organizations pursuant to subsection b. of

this section to generate Statewide data concerning telemedicine and telehealth services

provided in the State. The department shall annually share the Statewide data with the Department of Human

Services, the Department of Banking and Insurance, the Telemedicine and Telehealth

Review Commission established pursuant to section 5 of P.L.2017, c. 117 ( C.45:1-65 ), State boards and other entities that, under Title 45 of the Revised Statutes, are

responsible for the professional licensure, certification, or registration of health

care providers in the State who provide health care services using telemedicine or

telehealth pursuant to P.L.2017, c. 117 ( C.45:1-61 et al.), and the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c. 164 ( C.52:14-19.1 ). The department shall also transmit a report to the Legislature and the Telemedicine

and Telehealth Review Commission that includes: an analysis of each rule and regulation

adopted pursuant to subsection i. of section 2 of P.L.2017, c. 117 ( C.45:1-62 ) by a State board or other entity responsible for the professional licensure, certification,

or registration of health care providers in the State who provide health care services

using telemedicine or telehealth; and an assessment of the effect that telemedicine

and telehealth is having on health care delivery, health care outcomes, population

health, and in-person health care services provided in facility-based and office-based

settings. d. A telemedicine or telehealth organization that fails to register with the Department

of Health pursuant to subsection a. of this section or that fails to submit the annual

report required pursuant to subsection b. of this section shall be liable to such

disciplinary actions as the Commissioner of Health may prescribe by regulation.