Provider Alert! Cures Act EVV: Required EVV Training Webinars in May and June

Attention: Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSA)

Effective Date: 6/2/2020 – 6/3/2020

Call to action:

In May and June, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will hold live Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) policy and EVV Portal training webinars for program providers and financial management service agencies (FMSAs) required to use EVV by the Cures Act.

How this impacts providers:

Program providers and FMSAs affected by the Cures Act EVV expansion must complete EVV Portal training and EVV policy training before Dec. 1, 2020, and then annually. Please see the following link for more information:

https://hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/doing-business-with-hhs/providers/long-term-care/evv/evv-required-training-checklist.pdf

Next steps for providers:

To meet the training requirement, program providers and FMSAs attending these webinars must:

1. Register for Session 1.
2. Register for Session 2.
3. Attend both sessions from start to finish.

Session 1: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/7707669276302648331

Session 2: https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/1673472497254040331

Program providers and FMSAs can also meet training requirements by completing computer-based training (CBT) online in the HHSC Learning Portal and TMHP Learning Management System (LMS). Users must have a user name and password to access training materials on the LMS. Visit the following link to register:https://tmhp.exceedlms.com/student/authentication/register

HHSC and TMHP are planning additional live training events this fall and will provide more information when available. For questions about registration or the EVV Portal, contact evv@tmhp.com.

If you have any questions, please email Provider Network Management at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org.

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