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Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006)

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What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must electronically capture the time when the service begins and ends. (DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 2The provider (contracted Home Care Agency, including PACE-contracted agencies) must use an EVV system for Medicaid personal care services, and must additionally track services at a task level and obtain client verification of the service performed, maintaining these records for monitoring. (DSHS/ALTSA EVV additional state requirements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 3The provider must electronically capture the identity of the individual who provided the service. (DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 4The provider must electronically capture the date of service. (DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 5The provider must electronically capture the location of service delivery. (DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 6The provider must electronically capture the type of service performed for each Medicaid personal care visit. (21st Century Cures Act Sec. 12006; DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))
  • 7The provider must electronically capture the identity of the individual who received the service. (DSHS EVV six data elements)(Washington DSHS/ALTSA Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements (implementing 21st Century Cures Act, Section 12006))

Applies to: personal care / home care; Home Care Agencies contracted to provide Medicaid services in Washington, including PACE-contracted Home Care Agencies

Washington's EVV program, administered by DSHS/ALTSA and HCA, implements Section 12006 of the federal 21st Century Cures Act, requiring electronic capture of six visit data elements for Medicaid-funded personal care services delivered by contracted Home Care Agencies.

Regulatory information, not legal advice — always confirm against the cited official source. Verification reduces error; it does not certify compliance.