Electronic Visit Verification (EVV)
A State-by-State Guide

No. As long as all of the statutorily mandated information is collected on personal care and home health care services requiring an in-home visit by a provider, states have significant discretion to utilize the system(s) of their choosing. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) does not endorse one type of system over another.

Yes, Arizona can now implement EVV till January 1st, 2021 as per the approval of Good Faith Effort Exemption Request. Home care agencies in Arizona can implement the same by 2021.

The following is a high level summary of anticipated changes with the implementation of EVV:

• On July 30, 2018, President Trump signed the law delaying by one year (January 2020) the federal match with holding penalties to States for non-compliance with the EVV mandate in the 21st Century Cures Act.
• AHCCCS and the Hawaii Medicaid Program (Med-QUEST) completed a joint solicitation from Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) vendors’ proposals to implement and operate a system (“EVV System” or “System”) for AHCCCS, Arizona’s State Medicaid Agency, and Med-QUEST, Hawaii’s Medicaid Program, in compliance with the 21st Century Cures Act (Cures Act). The vendor, Sandata Technologies, was selected on February 15, 2019. More updates can be found here.