Section 5162.139
(A) As used in this section, "electronic visit verification" or "EVV" has the same meaning as in section 1903(l) of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1903(l).
(B) Not later than the first day of March annually, the medicaid director shall submit a report to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, and the auditor of state regarding electronic visit verification utilization and compliance for the immediately preceding calendar year. The report shall, at a minimum, include all of the following:
(1) Provider utilization rates;
(2) Provider compliance rates;
(3) The number and percentage of claims or service visits with complete EVV data;
(4) The number and percentage of claims or service visits with missing, incomplete, manually entered, modified, late, or unmatched EVV data;
(5) The number of claims denied or paid due to EVV compliance status;
(6) Compliance trends by provider type and geographic region;
(7) Enforcement or corrective actions taken by the department;
(8) Any recommendations to improve EVV utilization, compliance, payment integrity, and fraud prevention.
(C) The department of medicaid shall make the report publicly available on the department's internet web site not later than thirty days after submitting the report in accordance with division (B) of this section, except that the department shall redact any information that is confidential under state or federal law or would otherwise compromise an ongoing audit, investigation, or enforcement action.
(D) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the authority of the auditor of state under Chapter 117. of the Revised Code.
Last updated August 12, 2026 at 4:17 PM
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- October 6, 2026 – Enacted by Senate Bill 315 - 136th General Assembly [ View October 6, 2026 Version ]