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Electronic Visit Verification

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As part of the 21st Century Cures Act, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires states to implement an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) system. This page describes the Michigan Medicaid EVV impact on different populations, programs, and helpful resources.

What is EVV?

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is a validation of the date, time, location, type of Personal Care or Home Health Care Services provided, and the individual(s) providing and receiving services. This information helps to ensure that beneficiaries, clients, or participants receive the expected care.

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Timeline

The below outlines by program the dates of service on and after when providers must begin using EVV.

April 1 2024

Home Health Care Fee for Service

July 1 2024

Home Help Agency Providers
(Personal Care Services)

September 3 2024

Behavioral Health, MI Choice Waiver, MI Health Link, (Personal Care Services), and Medicaid Managed Care Home Health Care Services

(NOTE: PCS provided through Community Transition Services are exempt from EVV at this time.)

September 3 2024   Home Help Individual Caregivers

NOTE: Home Help individual caregivers who live with their client may be exempt from EVV. Review MMP 24-21 for details.

Who Will be Impacted by EVV

Beneficiary, Clients and Participants

If you receive Personal Care or Home Health Care Services such as assistance with ambulation, bathing, dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, meals, and homemaker services that are paid for by Medicaid, then those services must be validated by an EVV system.

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Caregivers and Providers

If you provide Medicaid-funded Personal Care or Home Health Care Services such as assistance with ambulation, bathing, dressing, grooming, personal hygiene, meals, and homemaker services through any of the five programs listed above, then you must validate those services through an EVV system.

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