Tag: EVV delay

Trump Signs EVV Delay into Law

President Donald J. Trump on Monday evening signed into law H.R. 6042, a bipartisan bill which passed Congress in July, allowing states to delay electronic visit verification in Medicaid-reimbursed care services for one year. Congress mandated electronic visit verification (EVV), to begin in January 2019, as part of the 21st Century Cures Act, in order to…

Electronic Visit Verification Delay Passes Congress

The United States Senate unanimously approved bipartisan legislation on Tuesday, July 17, to delay until 2020 the start of the electronic visit verification program to document when personal care services are provided. An identical bill passed the House of Representatives last month and now the legislation goes to the White House for President Trump to…

Electronic Visit Verification Bill Passes House of Representatives

The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 18, passed by voice vote a bill that extends the deadline for state Medicaid programs to implement Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) for personal care services for one year. While NAHC supports the use of EVV for these services, but we also recognize that many states have not…