Find & Ask › Georgia › this rule

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) — Service Providers (Georgia Medicaid)

Georgiasub_regulatoryGeorgia Department of Community Health (DCH) — Georgia Medicaid

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1EVV claims are subject to the January 1, 2022 mandatory EVV claims deadline; only providers with a claim type tied to an open Tier 2 (or higher) Netsmart ticket may submit that claim type directly to GAMMIS, or be subject to Corrective Action including denied claims or termination from the EVV Program.(Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) — Service Providers (Georgia Medicaid))
  • 2Providers electing to use their own third-party EVV system do so at their own cost and must ensure it meets DCH and 21st Century Cures Act requirements, and the provider and vendor must complete a Third Party Attestation form.(Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) — Service Providers (Georgia Medicaid))
  • 3Providers must use the state EVV solution (Netsmart Mobile Caregiver+) for Personal Care Services (PCS) under Phase 1 of the 21st Century Cures Act; EVV for Home Health Care Services (HHCS) is required under Phase 2 (CMS deadline January 1, 2023, with Good Faith Effort exemption extending to January 1, 2024).(Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) — Service Providers (Georgia Medicaid))
  • 4In offline mode, an aide must sign into the Netsmart mobile app while on WiFi, and the user must log in from a location with Wi-Fi or cellular service within 12 hours to sync offline-stored visit data.(Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) — Service Providers (Georgia Medicaid))

Applies to: cross-cutting

Georgia Medicaid's EVV Service Providers page describes the mandatory state EVV solution (Netsmart Mobile Caregiver+), Cures Act phase deadlines for PCS and HHCS, the GAMMIS billing exception process, third-party vendor attestation, EVV solution user roles, and offline-mode sync requirements.

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