Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Events

Sep 20, 2022

The EVV requirement deadline for Personal Care Services (PCS) was January 1, 2021, and will be January 1, 2023, for Home Health providers delivering services under Section 40 and for Hospice Services providers delivering services under Section 43.

We are offering provider and aggregator trainings, forums, and town hall events online via Microsoft Teams. The trainings are designed to help providers and aggregators to comply with federal EVV requirements.

Training Topics

Training topics include, but are not limited to:

• Accessing the Sandata EVV portal via the Health PAS Online Portal
• Performing EVV administrative functions such as creating and editing information for employees who will use the system
• Navigating through the Sandata EVV system
• Entering and editing visit records
• Recording visit data using other devices
• Accessing and reviewing reports 
• Avoiding EVV visit exceptions

EVV Training

EVV training topics include, but are not limited to:

• Accessing the Sandata EVV portal via the Health PAS Online Portal
• Performing EVV administrative functions such as creating and editing information for employees who will use the system
• Navigating through the Sandata EVV system
• Entering and editing visit records
• Recording visit data using other devices
• Accessing and reviewing reports 
• Avoiding EVV visit exceptions

Provider and Aggregator Forums

The forums are meetings for providers and third-party vendors where you can ask the State, Gainwell, and Sandata EVV-related questions. Please send us your questions ahead of time so that we can prepare an answer. Please email your questions to the EVV email box.

Training and Forum Schedule

Course Title	Date and Time
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Aggregator Training	September 22, 2022 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Provider Forum	October 4, 2022 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Training	October 13, 2022 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Aggregator training	October 20, 2022 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Provider Forum	November 1, 2022 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Training	November 10, 2022 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Aggregator Training	November 24, 2022 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Provider Forum	December 6, 2022 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Training	December 8, 2022 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Aggregator Training	December 29, 2022 9:00 am to 10:00 am
Provider Forum	January 3, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Training	January 12, 2023 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Aggregator Training	January 26, 2023 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm

Register through Absorb

You can register for these courses through the Absorb training platform. The Absorb training system allows providers to register for trainings and forums more than once. If this is your first time using the Absorb training platform, go to the Absorb training site and follow the instructions to create your login credentials.

Sandata Town Hall Recordings

Access Sandata Town Hall recordings in the Absorb training platform by logging into your Trading Partner Account on the Health PAS Online Portal.

Resources

The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) document has been updated and can be found on the EVV webpage.

Questions?

Please contact Provider Services with questions:

• Email MaineCare's EVV email box
• Call Provider Services at 1-866-690-5585, option 3