HF 4857 Summary

• Modifies electronic visit verification (EVV) requirements for human services providers to minimize administrative burden on providers and service recipients.

• Prohibits GPS tracking for services provided outside the home and restricts tracking to checkbox selections from predetermined lists rather than detailed documentation.

• Requires the commissioner to make a state-selected EVV system available to all providers and allows individual service providers to choose equipment modes subject to service recipient approval.

• Prohibits reduction of provider reimbursement rates as a result of federal medical assistance percentage reductions under the 21st Century Cures Act, Public Law 114-255.