JULY 22, 2021 | COMMUNICATION BULLETIN 2021-22 ISSUE 6 IN THIS ISSUE: Vaya Health 2021 Provider and Learning Summit Attestations | Q&A Webinar for Vaya Network Providers | Appendix K Flexibilities Update | Electronic Visit Verification Readiness Checklist
Vaya Health 2021 Provider and Learning Summit Attestations Thank you to everyone who attended our 2021 Provider and Learning Summit! PowerPoint presentations and recordings for many presentations will be available in the Learning Lab on the Vaya provider website in the coming week. If you registered with MAHEC for CEUs or contact hours, select one or more of the below links to access session attestations: Day 1 (Tuesday – Provider Summit), morning session Day 1 (Tuesday – Provider Summit), afternoon session Day 2 (Wednesday – Learning Summit), morning session Day 2 (Wednesday – Learning Summit), afternoon session
Q&A Webinar for Vaya Network Providers Friday, Aug. 6, 2021, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Our Q&A Webinars for Vaya Network Providers take place every two weeks and are an important source of the most up-to-date information on topics that affect providers. Registration is not required.
All Vaya network providers are encouraged to join.
Q&A WEBINAR FOR VAYA NETWORK PROVIDERS – AUG. 6, 2021
Appendix K Flexibilities Update On April 6, 2020, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) approved the initial Appendix K Emergency Preparedness and Response Waiver Request submitted by N.C. DHHS in response to the COVID-19 State of Emergency. Appendix K allows specific flexibilities in how Medicaid beneficiaries receive home and community-based services through the Community Alternatives Programs for Children and Disabled Adults (CAP/C and CAP/DA) and the N.C. Innovations and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) waivers. Appendix K flexibilities for CAP/C, CAP/DA and the Innovations and TBI waivers have been updated to include an anticipated end date of “through six months following the end of the Public Health Emergency”. The anticipated end date of the federal public health emergency is currently Oct. 20, 2021. Although CMS has not yet formally approved this amendment, DHHS has instructed LME/MCOs to extend Appendix K flexibilities from Oct. 20, 2021, to April 20, 2022. This extension applies to all previously approved Appendix K flexibilities for CAP/C, CAP/DA and the Innovations and TBI waivers. Extended flexibilities will require submission of the updated COVID-19 Appendix K Reporting Form . Please be aware that Innovations Waiver participants under age 22 are subject to limits on sets of services during the school year. Under Appendix K, Respite is the only service allowed during the school day, with specific parameters around its use. Please review Joint Communication Bulletin #375 for details. The requested effective start date for Appendix K-related changes can be no earlier than April 20, 2021, and the requested effective end date for changes can be no later than April 20, 2022.
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Readiness Checklist Vaya reminds providers to continue to collaborate, test and operationalize the EVV process with their applicable LME/MCOs and their EVV vendor in preparation for the EVV hard launch on Sept. 1, 2021. Please review the HHAeXchange EVV Readiness Checklist to ensure you are on the right track, prepared for the EVV launch and fully compliant.
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