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Federal officials have issued guidelines for Electronic Visit Verification

The 21st Century CURES Act, enacted by Congress in December 2016, included a provision for “electronic visit verification,” or EVV, which requires that service providers electronically check in when providing in-home care to people with disabilities in order to prevent fraud. This week the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued guidelines to help states comply …

Department of Justice unveils new online Americans with Disabilities Complaint form

Individuals wishing to file ADA complaints with the Department will now be able to fill out the form and submit it completely electronically.