Electronic visit verification

The federal government will soon require some providers to use electronic visit verification systems to document that people are receiving the services that are billed to the state. The 21st Century Cures Act, 114 U.S.C 255 (PDF), signed in December 2016, requires providers of personal care, including personal care assistance (PCA) and some waiver services (beginning in 2020) and home health care providers (beginning in 2023) to use electronic visit verification to be eligible for full federal Medicaid matching dollars.

Details
Minnesota EVV
Affected services
Public input
Contact us
Resources

What information must the EVV system collect?

The Minnesota EVV system will verify:
- Type of service performed
- Who received the service
- Date of service
- Location of service delivery
- Who provided the service
- When the service begins and ends.
The method used for verification will depend on the EVV system chosen by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. Providers may use either the state-provided EVV system (to be selected through a request for proposals) or an alternative system of their choosing that meets state requirements.
Minnesota EVV

DHS has selected a hybrid EVV model. Providers may use either the state-provided EVV system (to be selected through a request for proposals) or an alternative system of their choosing that meets state requirements.

With the hybrid model, providers may select an EVV system that works best for their business but also maintains accountability to the state by submitting data to an aggregator.

Timeline

DHS expects providers to implement EVV after a state-selected verification system is made available for their use. DHS will provide ample notice to providers, via eList, provider communications and updates to this website, before the deadline for providers to implement EVV.

We will select an EVV vendor through a request for proposals. We have not yet published the RFP. To be informed of about Minnesota’s steps towards implementation including the publication of the RFP, sign up for the Disability Services Division Stakeholder eList using the form on the Public input tab. We will also provide updates about Minnesota’s EVV implementation on this webpage.
Affected services

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) defines personal care services as those that support activities of daily living (ADL), such as mobility, bathing, toileting, transferring and personal hygiene, or those that support instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), such as meal preparation, assistance with paying bills, shopping and telephone use.

In Minnesota, the personal care services that will be required to use EVV are:
- CDCS direct support
- Crisis respite (in-home)
- Extended personal care assistance
- Homemaker-assistance with personal cares
- Independent community living support (in-person)
- In-home family support
- Personal care assistance
- Personal support
- Respite care services (in-home)
- Individual home support (in-person).
In Minnesota, the home health services that will be required to use EVV are:
- Home health aide
- Skilled nurse visits
- In-home occupational therapy
- In-home respiratory therapy
- In-home speech and language therapy
- In-home installation, repair, maintenance of durable medical equipment.
Additional services might be subject to EVV. If we add additional services that are subject to EVV, DHS will communicate these changes via eList and website updates.
Public input

DHS is committed to the involvement of people who receive services, providers and other stakeholders in the planning and implementation of EVV. Stakeholder input that led to the selection of the hybrid model is summarized in the Electronic Visit Verification System Stakeholder Recommendations, DHS-7651 (PDF) legislative report.

In order to remain informed about EVV, please subscribe to our email list. The eList service is an automated email messaging tool that we will use as the main communication method for EVV news and project developments. To ensure you receive important updates, please sign up for the eList using the form below.
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We will also provide updates on this webpage.
Contact us

If you have a question about EVV, email DHS.
Resources
- CMS's Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) webpage
- Electronic Visit Verification System Stakeholder Recommendations, DHS-7651 (PDF) legislative report