PURPOSE: This rule defines terms used in establishing procedures for the Electronic Visit Verification requirements for in-home service providers and consumer-directed services vendors. These definitions apply solely to the information in this chapter.

1. (1) Electronic Visit Verification (EVV). A telephone and computer-based system or other electronic technology used for the purpose of verifying and reporting the delivery of inhome services from the participant’s home and consumer directed services from the participant’s home if the services are being provided there or other location where the service is being provided as authorized by the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS), Division of Senior and Disability Services (DSDS).
2. (2) Participant. An individual receiving Home and Community Based Services (HCBS), either a consumer through consumer-directed services, as defined in 19 CSR 15-8.100, or a service recipient, as defined in 19 CSR 15- 7.005, in the in-home services program.
3. (3) Attendant. The individual providing the Home and Community Based Services to the participant.

4. (4) Service.

   1. (A) Personal Care and Advanced Personal Care, as defined in 13 CSR 70-91.010.
   2. (B) Consumer Directed Services, as defined in 19 CSR 15-8.100.
   3. (C) Chore, Homemaker, Basic In-home Respite, Advanced Respite, Basic Block Respite, Advanced Block Respite, and Advanced Respite Daily as defined in 19 CSR 15-7.021.
5. (5) Task. Tasks for all HCBS service types, including, but not limited to, tasks defined in 13 CSR 70-91, 19 CSR 15-7, and 19 CSR 15- 8.

AUTHORITY: sections 208.909 and 660.023, RSMo Supp. 2013.* Original rule filed Sept. 1, 2015, effective Feb. 29, 2016.

*Original authority: 208.909, RSMo 2005, amended 2010 and 660.023, RSMo 2010.