Electronic Visit Verification (EVV): What's New
Refer to the table below to learn what's new regarding EVV implementation.
| Headline | Announcement | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services and Personal Care Service Code 99509 Hard Launch Begins | For dates of services on and after October 1, 2024, payers will deny claims when EVV information is not captured for required services. | October 2024 |
| Home Health Care and Personal Care Service Code 99509 Hard Launch Announced | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2024-24, "Electronic Visit Verification Hard Launch for Home Health Care Services and Nurse Supervisory Visit Service Code 99509" (PDF) | August 2024 |
| Home Health Care Services EVV Hard Launch Date Announced | For dates of service on or after October 1, 2024, DHS will impose consequences when EVV data is not captured for required home health care services (service codes 92507, 97139, 97799, 99504, 99600, S9123, S9124, T1001, T1021, T1502) and personal care nurse supervisory visit code 99509. | May 2024 |
| Home Health Care Services EVV Soft Launch Announced | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2023-41, "Home Health Care Services Electronic Visit Verification Soft Launch Announcement" (PDF) | November 2023 |
| Personal Care Service Code 99509 Requires EVV | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2023-41, "Nurse Supervisory Visit Service Code 99509 Will Require Use of an Electronic Visit Verification System" (PDF) | November 2023 |
| New Sandata Mobile Connect (SMC) app released | Sandata released a new Sandata Mobile Connect (SMC) app. The old app is no longer available for download and will not be updated. Workers should download the new app today to ensure continued support and service. | July 15, 2023 |
| PCS EVV Hard Launch Phase Begins | For dates of service on or after May 1, 2023, DHS has begun imposing consequences when EVV data is not captured for required personal care and supportive home care services (service codes T1019, T1020, S5125, S5126). | May 2023 |
| New PCS EVV Hard Launch Policies and Reminders | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2023-12, “New Electronic Visit Verification Policy and Reminders for Hard Launch” (PDF) | April 14, 2023 |
| PCS EVV Hard Launch Date Announced | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2022-48, “Personal Care Services Electronic Visit Verification Hard Launch Announcement" (PDF) | November 2022 |
| New EVV Record of Care Policy | Policy: ForwardHealth Update 2022-38, "Documenting Record of Care and Time With Electronic Visit Verification" (PDF) | September 2022 |
| EVV for HHCS | DHS intends to implement EVV for home health care services (HHCS) by January 1, 2024. | June 2022 |