Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) in Kansas

All states: EVV requirements map

Kansas EVV at a glance

Last verified against state sources: 2026-10-08.

How does EVV work in Kansas?

Kansas uses a hybrid EVV model, which the State also calls providers' choice. The State pays for an EVV system, Fiserv AuthentiCare, and offers it to providers at no cost. An agency can use a third-party EVV vendor instead, at its own expense, as long as the State has approved that vendor. Either way, visit data ends up in the same place, the AuthentiCare data aggregator run by Fiserv / First Data.

The State publishes its list of approved third-party vendors in the KanCare EVV frequently asked questions. That list is not dated, so check with the State that it is current before you choose a vendor from it. Agencies that use a third-party vendor have three things to keep in mind:

• The vendor must be approved by the State and must send visits to the Fiserv aggregator.
• Third-party visits must be loaded to AuthentiCare by the 10th of each month.
• Claims are still submitted through AuthentiCare, and agency administrators still use AuthentiCare for some tasks.

Kansas collects the six data elements required by the federal 21st Century Cures Act, and EVV applies to covered services delivered in the home and in the community.

Does Kansas reject Medicaid claims that do not go through EVV?

Yes. For home and community based services (HCBS) and non-waiver personal care services that require EVV, the visit has to be captured in AuthentiCare and the claim has to be submitted through AuthentiCare. That rule took effect February 6, 2025. Since March 1, 2025, payers and managed care plans reject original claims for these services that were not submitted through AuthentiCare.

• February 6, 2025: EVV-required HCBS and personal care services must be claimed through AuthentiCare. An earlier bulletin gave January 23, 2025, and an updated bulletin moved the date.
• March 1, 2025: original claims sent any other way are rejected.
• Adjustments: adjusted claims may go directly to the payer or managed care plan.
• Managed care: the state bulletin says plan start dates may vary, so confirm the rule with each plan you bill.

Before AuthentiCare builds a claim, the provider has to clear critical exceptions on the visit, attest, and confirm the visit for billing. Confirmed visits go into a daily claim batch. The caregiver enters the place of service. The provider enters and attests any third-party liability. Negotiated rates, diagnosis codes and the ordering provider's NPI come from the authorization. In practice, a visit that was delivered but never confirmed is a visit that does not turn into a claim.

What is not in conflict is the visit itself. Kansas has required EVV for home health visits since December 3, 2023, and the KanCare EVV page says home health visit claims will not be processed without an approved and validated EVV transaction.

Which Kansas Medicaid services require EVV?

Kansas sets EVV by procedure code, and the State's bulletins carry the code list for each program. In broad terms, EVV covers personal care and related in-home services under the HCBS waivers, non-waiver personal care, and home health visits. The list changes from time to time, so check the current bulletin for the exact codes and modifiers you bill.

• HCBS waivers: the code lists cover the Frail Elderly (FE), Physical Disability (PD), Intellectual and Developmental Disability (I/DD), Brain Injury (BI), Technology Assisted (TA), Autism and SED waivers.
• Non-waiver personal care: personal care outside the waivers, including codes for children under EPSDT, is on the list.
• Home health: home health visits have required EVV since December 3, 2023.
• Self-directed care: the code list is the same whether or not care is self-directed. The member's FMS provider trains the member and caregivers on EVV.
• STEPS: STEPS codes have required EVV since May 1, 2024.

WORK and STEPS are handled differently on the claims side. The state bulletin excludes both programs from the claims that AuthentiCare creates and submits. We did not find a state source that explains how WORK and STEPS claims are submitted, or whether they are denied without a matching EVV visit, so ask the State or the plan if you bill those programs.

What is changing next for Kansas EVV?

We did not find any upcoming change to Kansas EVV as of our last check. No change of state vendor or aggregator has been announced, and the AuthentiCare claims rule from 2025 is already in effect. The KanCare EVV events page listed no upcoming town halls.

The most recent EVV bulletin we found is from January 2026. It introduces an Authorization Modification Request form for dates of service on or after January 22, 2026, and says the form would be made available in AuthentiCare. We did not confirm that the form is live there, so check AuthentiCare or ask your plan.

Kansas changes its EVV code list through provider bulletins, so the most likely change for any one agency is a code being added or removed. Reading new KMAP bulletins as they come out is the simplest way to stay current.

Kansas EVV sources

• KanCare: Electronic Visit Verification
• KanCare: EVV frequently asked questions (includes the approved third-party vendor list)
• KanCare: EVV events
• KMAP bulletin 23349 (updated March 2025), as posted by Sunflower Health Plan
• KMAP bulletin 24230 (October 2024), as posted by Sunflower Health Plan
• KMAP bulletin 26006 (January 2026), as posted by Sunflower Health Plan
• Healthy Blue Kansas: KanCare provider manual

Related reading

• EVV Aggregators Explained: A Simple Guide for Home Care Providers
• The Benefits of Using 3rd-Party EVV Software
• Medicaid Waiver Billing Software: Avoiding Denials in HCBS
• What is EVV Software?
• EVV Electronic Visit Verification Guide
• EVV requirements for every state (map)

Other states that use AuthentiCare

New Hampshire, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Carolina. See every state on the EVV requirements map.

Page history

• October 8, 2026: Page rewritten and checked against state sources.

This page is a reference, not legal advice. State rules change, so confirm details with the state before you act on them.

Ankota provides EVV software for Medicaid home care agencies. If you would like to talk through Kansas's requirements, contact Ankota or read more about Ankota's EVV software.