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The 28 area agencies on aging (AAA) provide services to help people age 60 and older, their family members and caregivers receive the information and assistance they need in locating and accessing community services.

This notice is for program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers transitioning to the new state-funded EVV vendor, HHAeXchange.

A new version of the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Home Health Care Services (HHCS) Bill Codes Table has posted.

As previously announced, HHSC has modified the Long-term Care Medicaid Information (LTCMI) in the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) Long-term Care Online Portal to open the Resource Utilization Group (RUG) section for data entry of RUG III required items missing from (Minimum Data Set (MDS) Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRAs) with an assessment reference date (ARD) on and after Oct. 1, 2023.

HHSC is hosting Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) policy training webinars for program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers to complete the EVV policy training requirement.

A recording of the Sept. 13 TMHP LTC Town Hall for HCS/TxHmL Providers and FMSAs Webinar is available for those who could not attend.

HHSC sent a GovDelivery notice on Sept. 13 for the new and revised Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) alternative device policy. This notice is to correct what was previously posted.

To remain compliant with Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) requirements, program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) transitioning to HHAeXchange or who have recently enrolled to provide personal care services (PCS), must complete onboarding and system user training before Oct. 1.

HHSC has posted the new and revised policies for alternative devices effective Oct. 1, 2023, that will be added to the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Policy Handbook in an upcoming handbook revision.

CDS Budget Workbooks have been updated and published to the CDS Forms and Handbooks webpage to reflect rate increases effective Sept. 1, 2023.

Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) updated the Electronic Visit Verification Portal and posted a reminder to complete the required EVV portal training on Sept. 7.

Program providers, financial management services agencies, CDS employers, service attendants and CDS employees may continue using their current EVV systems, AuthentiCare (First Data) or Vesta (DataLogic) through Sept. 30, to record visits for personal care services.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in September.

Program providers and financial management services agencies who will use the new State EVV vendor, HHAeXchange, are allocated free alternative devices up to 7.5% of the program providers or FMSAs member census.