PCA Qualified Professional Remote Supervisory Visits
Legislation was enacted that was to be effective August 1, 2010 that would allow for some QP supervisory visits to be made via phone/internet technology. Here is the new language:
. . . after the first 180 days of a recipient’s service, supervisory visits may alternate between unscheduled phone or Internet technology and in-person visits, unless the in-person visits are needed according to the care plan.
I was informed yesterday by DHS that there is another provision in existing state law that does not allow DHS to pay for “remote” supervisory visits. In checking with staff attorneys they feel there is no way they can implement this provision this year.
Accordingly, although you are allowed to do Qualified Professional supervisory visits as outlined above, you will not be able to get paid for those visits.
DHS has said that it remains supportive of this concept and is planning to introduce legislation next session that will allow the “remote” Qualified Professional visits to be paid for by Medical Assistance as was intended by this legislation.
