Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 50 - PUBLIC HEALTH-MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
Part XXI - Home and Community-Based Services Waivers
Subpart 1 - General Provisions
Chapter 11 - Fiscal Employer Agent Standards for Participation in Home and Community-Based Services Waiver Programs
Subchapter C - Provider Responsibilities
Section XXI-1141 - Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A. The F/EA must have an electronic visit verification (EVV) system in place that complies with the 21st Century Cures Act. The F/EA's EVV system must verify the type of service provided, the individual receiving the service, the individual providing the service, date of service, location of the service (geolocation), and time the service begins and ends.
B. Services may be verified via smart phone, telephony (landline from participant's home), or a fixed visit verification device in the participant's home. Other methods of verification may be submitted to LDH for consideration and approval.
C. The F/EA is responsible for ensuring the system used meets the requirements specified in the LDH attestation for third party EVV systems.
D. The F/EA must provide a user-friendly EVV system, including an alternate method of collecting time should the EVV system becomes unavailable.
AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 36:254 and Title XIX of the Social Security Act.
