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EVV Provider Full Compliance is required as of 7/1/24. This means that all claims with EVV codes are required to have a compliant EVV record and be submitted through the Mobile Caregiver+ solution. Claims submitted without EVV data and/or through Mobile Caregiver+ will be denied for date of service 7/1/24 and beyond.
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) will acquire an EVV services component separately from the overall care management solution to support personal care services (PCS) and home health care services (HHCS) as well as other home and community-based services determined to benefit from the mandates of Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act. EVV will electronically verify the following:
- Type of service performed
- Individual receiving the service
- Individual providing the service
- Date the service was provided
- Location of service delivery
- Time the service begins and ends in real time (This is the actual time on the device when the service begins and ends.)
Description
EVV is a technology that automates the gathering of service information by capturing time, attendance and care plan information entered by a home care worker at the point of care. EVV will give providers, care coordinators, members/guardians, and DPHHS staff access to service delivery information in real time to ensure there are no gaps in care throughout the entire course of the service plan.
The member receives the following benefits with an EVV system, which:
- Ensures aides deliver the services for which they are paid.
- Improves member outcomes by enhancing consistency of care delivery.
- Improves communication and alignment across the care coordination team.
The provider receives the following benefits with an EVV system, which:
- Tracks individual worker activity, reducing the likelihood for error or fraud.
- Increases efficiency because collection and tracking of required information to process claims is automated.
- Improves quality of care by making worker activities transparent and measurable.
EVV Model
DPHHS has selected the Open Vendor model for EVV. This means that the State will implement an EVV solution that is free to providers who need a system. Providers with existing EVV systems that meet the DPHHS EVV compliance requirements and are certified by DPHHS can continue to use those systems.
DPHHS will publish the criteria and instructions for certifying third party EVV solutions to be used for the Montana Medicaid program on this webpage. This information will be provided once the EVV project kicks off and at least six months prior to the implementation of the EVV requirements.
Contact Us
For general help or to ask questions, contact us at EVVQuestions@mt.gov.
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If you are new to EVV, please review the EVV Quick Start Guide that outlines all steps to compliance!
The following list includes Medicaid Providers by Provider Type who have billed Medicaid services subject to EVV in the last 18 months. At a minimum the Department needs all of the Providers listed below to complete the Provider survey as soon as possible.
This is not the complete list of all Providers enrolled by these Provider Types. If you are a Medicaid provider that plans to provide Medicaid services subject to EVV in the future, we encourage you to complete the survey.
DPHHS is updating EVV requirements in preparation for acquiring an EVV solution. We have established a high-level timeline for when Montana’s EVV solution will be available for providers.
The dates below with a tilde symbol ~ designation are estimates and subject to change.
Step |
Planned Start Date |
Planned End Date |
Update and Finalize EVV Requirements |
06/1/22 |
09/16/22 |
Finalize EVV Vendor Selection |
10/07/22 |
|
Submit EVV Contract to CMS |
11/22/22 |
|
Conduct External Stakeholder Work Group Sessions |
12/12/22 |
12/21/23 |
Receive CMS Approval for EVV Contract |
|
12/29/22 |
Kick-off EVV Project |
01/10/23 |
|
Conduct Monthly Stakeholder Town Hall Sessions |
01/25/23 |
08/30/23 |
Implement EVV Application |
09/18/23 |
|
Provider Full Compliance for EVV |
|
7/1/24 |
- General Questions
- MT EVV Self Direct Workflow
- Self-Direct Vendor Questions
- External Stakeholder Presentation - August 23, 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - July 19 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - June 14, 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - May 17, 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - Apr. 19, 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - Mar. 14, 2023
- External Stakeholder Presentation - Dec. 14, 2022
21st Century Cures Act
CMS Informational Bulletins
- Additional EVV Guidance – August 8, 2019
- Cures Act for Electronic Visit Verification – May 16, 2018
Conference Presentations
- EVV Requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act: NASUAD Pre-Conference Intensive – August 2018
- EVV Requirements in the 21st Century Cures Act: NASUAD Conference Workshop – August 2018
- Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic Visit Verification Systems Session 2: Promising Practices for States Using EVV – January 2018
- Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act Electronic Visit Verification Systems Session 1: Requirements, Implementation, Considerations, and State Survey Results – December 2017
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