Members,

Below you will find information on federal stakeholder call hosted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). Please note this is a national call and may or may not address issues specific to Ohio.

Please let me know if you have any questions regarding the call or EVV.

Have a great weekend!

Christine

Christine Touvelle

Policy Analyst

O- 614-224-6772

1152 Goodale Blvd.

Columbus, Ohio 43212

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Stakeholder Open Door Forum

November 7, 2018

1:00 pm -3:00 pm Eastern Time

Conference Call Only

CMS will be hosting a national call on Wednesday, November 7, 2018 from 1-3pm ET to solicit stakeholder feedback on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) implementation.  This opportunity is in keeping with the Sense of Congress language in H.R. 6042, indicating that CMS should “convene at least one public meeting in 2018 for the purpose of soliciting ongoing feedback from Medicaid stakeholders on guidance issued May 16, 2018 regarding electronic visit verification”. 

During the call, CMS will address information submitted in advance through the previously established EVV mailbox (EVV@cms.hhs.gov) and will provide an opportunity for individuals to offer additional feedback at that time as well. As such, CMS encourages stakeholders to submit feedback to EVV@cms.hhs.gov by October 26, 2018. *Please include “November 7 Stakeholder Call Feedback” in the subject line of the email.

Please see https://www.medicaid.gov/medicaid/hcbs/guidance/electronic-visit-verification/index.html for a number of resources, including the statutory language requiring EVV usage, and implementation materials issued by CMS to-date based on that statute.  We look forward to hearing from you!

EVV Open Door Forum Participation Instructions:

Participant Dial-In Number: 1-(800)-837-1935

Conference ID: 33979177

*Please note – In an effort to reach as many stakeholders as possible, a transcript and audio recording will be posted to the Podcast and Transcripts website at https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/PodcastAndTranscripts.html for downloading. There will also be two business days of the Encore presentation for those who were unable to join the call.

For automatic emails of Open Door Forum schedule updates (E-Mailing list subscriptions) and to view Frequently Asked Questions please visit our website at http://www.cms.gov/OpenDoorForums/.

Thank you for your interest in CMS Open Door Forums.

Note: TTY Communications Relay Services are available for the Hearing Impaired. For TTY services dial 7-1-1 or 1-800-855-2880. A Relay Communications Assistant will help.