# Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Changes Affecting Hospital and Critical Access Hospital Conditions of Participation: Telemedicine Credentialing and Privileging
> **Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services** · Final rule. · Published 2011-05-05 · Effective 2011-07-05 · 76 FR 25550
## Document
- **Document number:** 2011-10875
- **Category:** medicare
- **Sub-agency:** Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- **Federal Register citation:** 76 FR 25550
- **CFR reference:** 42 CFR 482
- **Publication date:** 2011-05-05
- **Effective date:** 2011-07-05
- **HHS docket:** CMS-3227-F
## Abstract

This final rule will revise the conditions of participation (CoPs) for both hospitals and critical access hospitals (CAHs). The final rule will implement a new credentialing and privileging process for physicians and practitioners providing telemedicine services. Currently, a hospital or CAH receiving telemedicine services must go through a burdensome credentialing and privileging process for each physician and practitioner who will be providing telemedicine services to its patients. This final rule will remove this undue hardship and financial burden.

## Source
- [Federal Register document](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2011/05/05/2011-10875/medicare-and-medicaid-programs-changes-affecting-hospital-and-critical-access-hospital-conditions-of)
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