People with disabilities have the right to receive home and community-based services in a way that maximizes their independence and that does not compromise their privacy – Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) could potentially infringe on these principles.
What is EVV?
In 2016, Congress ordered states to install EVV systems as a way of preventing fraud in Medicaid. It requires states to implement a system that tracks staff who are providing services to individuals with disabilities through technology. There are many implementation concerns at the federal and state level including how to protect the privacy of the person being served and meaningfully involving individuals with disabilities, family members, providers and other stakeholders in the design of the system. You can read more about it
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Take Action
The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have introduced legislation that delay EVV implementation by one year - HR. 5912 and S. 2897. We need your help. Please tell your representatives that you support these pieces of legislation!
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