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Talking Points #1 - Project Updates
What is Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)?
- Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is a federal requirement from the 21st Century Cures Act (Section 12006).
- The State chose the Provider Choice model for EVV. This allows the Home Care Agencies to choose a vendor for their EVV system.
- States must have EVV systems by January 1, 2020, that record:
- Type of service performed – Data used in current Electronic Time Keeping process
- Who received the service – Data used in current Electronic Time Keeping process
- Who provided the service – EVV new data element to be captured
- Date of service – Data used in current Electronic Time Keeping process
- Location of service delivery – EVV new data element to be captured
- When the service begins and ends - Data used in current Electronic Time Keeping process
Recent Steps Taken For Contracted Home Care Agencies To Be Ready For EVV
- Began updating the ProviderOne payment system for EVV
- Meetings with Area Agencies on Aging about monitoring requirements
- Developed EVV system needs for Home Care Agencies in the Business Requirement Document (BRD)
- Meetings with Home Care Agencies about the Business Requirement Document (BRD) to share with their vendors
- Published Business Requirement Document v1.0 on the EVV website
- EVV presentation at the Money Follows the Person Tribal Initiative on November 1, 2018
EVV Estimated Timeline for Contracted Home Care Agencies
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7/1/2018 – 6/30/2019 –Stakeholder meetings and providing support for Contracted Home Care Agencies
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11/19/18 – 3/8/2019 –Designing and testing the ProviderOne changes
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12/2018 – Update Billing Guide with claims information, provide training for a Call Center & Staff
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3/15/2019 – 6/30/2019 – Early Adopters & testing for step by step implementation
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7/1/2019 – 8/29/2019 – Continue step by step implementation
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1/1/2020 – Full implementation for Home Care Agencies must be completed by this date
Stay Informed of EVV Progress:
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