April 1st my agency implemented EVV Pete has to call in 4 times a day The "end" call he has to press 1 or 2 if he washed my hair, gave me a shower, did grocery shopping, took trash out so on and so on takes about 3 minutes. Bobbie
"Be the change you want to see in the world". Gandhi > On Jun 4, 2018, at 10:13 PM, Jim Lubin <jlu...@eskimo.com> wrote: > > "EVV is a tracking system that requires electronic verification of when a > person receives Medicaid-funded personal care services. States are required > to put EVV systems in place by January 1, 2019. As states are beginning to > put in place EVV systems, people with disabilities are very concerned that > EVV systems will violate their privacy and limit their independence. > > On May 16, 2018, the Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services (CMS) issued > guidance about EVV. Many questions and concerns remain. On May 22, 2018, a > bipartisan bill on EVV were introduced in Congress – H.R. 5912 in the House, > S. 2897 in the Senate. These bills would extend the deadline for implementing > EVV for personal care services for a year, and require EVV regulations to be > published. The proposed delay is an important step and will give advocates > more time to work with Congress, CMS and states to address the significant > concerns with EVV and its potential impact on people with disabilities. > Learn more about the bill and what you can do." > > https://medicaid.publicrep.org/feature/electronic-visit-verification-evv/
