#aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #fjdb  ,,an ,,act  ,to amend title  
,,xix of the ,social ,security ,act to  
delay the reduction in ,federal medical 
assistance percentage for ,medicaid     
personal care services furnished without
 an electronic visit verification       
system1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,delay in reduction of ,,fmap for       
,medicaid personal care services        
furnished without an electronic visit   
verification system  7a7 ,in general    
,section #aijc7l7 of the ,social        
,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4           
#acif;b7l77 is amended-- 7#a7 in        
paragraph 7#a7--  7,a7 by striking      
,january #a1 #bjai and inserting        
,january #a1 #bjbj2 and  7,b7 in        
subparagraph 7,a77i71 by striking #bjai 
and2 and  7#b7 in paragraph             
7#d77;,a77i71 by striking calendar      
quarters in #bjai and inserting calendar
 quarters in #bjbj4  7b7 ,sense of      
,congress on stakeholder input regarding
 electronic visit verification systems  

,it is the sense of ,congress that--    
7#a7 the ,centers for ,medicare         
,medicaid ,services should-- 7,a7       
convene at least one public meeting in  
#bjah for the purpose of soliciting     
ongoing feedback from ,medicaid         
stakeholders on guidance issued by the  
,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid       
,services on ,may #af1 #bjah1 regarding 
electronic visit verification2 and  7,b7
 communicate with such stakeholders     
regularly and throughout the            
implementation process in a clear and   
transparent manner to monitor           
beneficiary protections2  7#b7 such     
stakeholders should include ,state      
,medicaid directors1 beneficiaries1     
family caregivers1 individuals and      
entities who provide personal care      
services or home health care services1  
,medicaid managed care organizations1   
electronic visit verification vendors1  
and other stakeholders1 as determined by
 the ,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid  
,services2 and  7#c7 taking into account

 stakeholder input on the implementation
 of the electronic visit verification   
requirement under the ,medicaid program 
is vital in order to ensure that the    
,centers for ,medicare  ,medicaid       
,services is aware and able to mitigate 
any adverse outcomes with the           
implementation of this policy4  ,passed 
the ,house of ,representatives ,june    
#ai1 #bjah4;,clerk4