Date: October 15, 2024
Attention: Program providers, financial management services agencies and CDS employers
Effective date: January 1, 2025 for EVV Usage Reviews
Call to action: Effective January 1, 2025, the payers, Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Texas Children’s Health Plan, will begin EVV Usage reviews to ensure state-required personal care services and home health care services, are in compliance with EVV requirements and policies.
How this impacts providers: Payers will begin contract or enforcement action for dates of service on or after Jan. 1, 2025, for program providers, financial management services agencies and CDS employers who do not meet EVV compliance requirements for EVV Usage and home phone landline reviews.
Next step for Providers: Providers should adhere to the compliance requirements and reference the EVV Policy Handbook for more information about the grace period.
If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org
For access to all provider alerts: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/provideralerts