Industry Resources | August 17, 2018
Frequently Asked Questions: Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Systems For Personal Care Services (PCS) & Home Health Care Services (HHCS)
The document was released on May 16, 2018 by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). It answers frequently asked questions about new Medicaid rules that require states to use an electronic visit verification (EVV) system to document delivery of personal care services (PCS). States that fail to implement EVV will receive, a lower Medicaid federal matching rate. The penalties had been scheduled to go into effect on January 1, 2019, but legislation signed on July 30, 2018, delays the penalties until January 1, 2020 . . .