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Kansas Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements - KMAP Bulletin 24081 (implementing Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l))

Kansassub-regulatoryKansas Department of Health and Environment (KDHE) / Kansas Medical Assistance Program (KMAP), KanCare

What this rule requires your agency to do

  • 1The provider must ensure that visit data is entered through the caregiver's mobile EVV app or the client's landline via interactive voice response (IVR). (KMAP Bulletin 24081)(KMAP Bulletin 24081)
  • 2The provider must maintain EVV data that is accurate, complete, and timely, and is subject to state review documenting informational or critical exceptions. (KMAP Bulletin 24081)(KMAP Bulletin 24081)
  • 3The provider must remediate non-compliance within the specified timeframe and pass follow-up audits, or face disqualification from the Kansas Medicaid program. (KMAP Bulletin 24081)(KMAP Bulletin 24081)
  • 4The provider must submit an approved and validated EVV transaction for each visit, because claims will not be processed without one. (KanCare EVV)(Kansas Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements - KMAP Bulletin 24081 (implementing Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l)))
  • 5The provider must use an electronic visit verification system that electronically captures and verifies all six required data elements for each visit: the type of service performed, the individual receiving the service, the date of the service, the location of service delivery, the individual providing the service, and the time the service begins and ends. (21st Century Cures Act Sec. 12006 / 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l)(5)(A); KanCare EVV)(Kansas Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Requirements - KMAP Bulletin 24081 (implementing Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act, 42 U.S.C. 1396b(l)))

Applies to: personal care / HCBS attendant care and home health services delivered in the home requiring EVV

Kansas requires EVV for Medicaid HCBS personal care and home health services under Section 12006 of the 21st Century Cures Act. KMAP Bulletin 24081 sets compliance requirements effective May 1, 2024: providers must capture the six federally required data elements via a mobile app or IVR, submit validated EVV transactions (claims are denied without them), maintain accurate/complete/timely data subject to state audit, and remediate exceptions or risk disqualification.

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