New EVV TAC Rules | Texas Health and Human Services

December 28, 2023

HHSC has revised the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) rules in Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 1, Chapter 354, Subchapter O. The new TAC rules are effective Jan. 1, 2024.

The EVV TAC rules §354.4001, §354.4003 have been amended, and §354.4005, §354.4007, §354.4009, §354.4011 have been repealed.

New TAC rules §354.4005, §354.4006, §354.4007, §354.4009, §354.4011, §354.4013, §354.4015, §354.4017, §354.4019, §354.4021, §354.4023, and §354.4025 have been adopted.

The new EVV TAC rules:

Add the home health care services required by the 21st Century Cures Act, 1903(l) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. §1396b(l)).
Add the current policies regarding training, visit maintenance, and requests by program providers and FMSAs to become Proprietary System Operators (PSOs).
Add definitions related to the addition of the new TAC rules.
Reorganize the structure of the existing EVV required personal care services list for clarity.

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