Missouri Medicaid requires out-of-state telehealth providers to be Missouri-licensed and MO HealthNet-enrolled
Summary
To deliver telehealth to Missouri Medicaid patients, out-of-state providers must be fully licensed to practice in Missouri and separately enrolled as a MO HealthNet provider. This dual requirement creates an administrative barrier for out-of-state clinicians.
Missouri's Medicaid program requires that out-of-state providers furnishing telehealth be fully licensed in Missouri and enrolled as a MO HealthNet provider. This out-of-state provider registration/enrollment barrier on top of state licensure slows the ability of remote clinicians to serve Missouri Medicaid beneficiaries, particularly specialists and telehealth networks based outside Missouri.
Source: Center for Connected Health Policy (CCHP), Missouri state telehealth page (2026).
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