Action | Electronic Visit Verification |
Stage | Proposed |
Comment Period | Ended on 3/21/2020 |
Many people will leave the field over biometrics and gps tracking. This needs to be considered when states have stakeholder meetings. We must work to keep the privacy of all citizens including people with disabilities, their families and their caregivers.
We have a crisis with the shortage of healthcare workers as it is. This technology and use of geo tracking can create catastrophe within the home care community. The loss of providers could cause people to end up in institutions or nursing facilities. This alone could be detrimental as there are not enough nursing facilities to house the thousands of clients in each state the rely on HCBS waivers.