Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Medical Assistance Services
 
Board
Board of Medical Assistance Services
 
chapter
Standards Established and Methods Used to Assure High Quality Care [12 VAC 30 ‑ 60]
Action Electronic Visit Verification
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 3/21/2020
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3/15/20  10:15 pm
Commenter: Jake Metcalf, Researcher in the Law & Ethics in Computational Science

"It, therefore, becomes clear how coercive a simple "verification" process can be"
 

From When Verification is Also Surveillance by Jake Metcalf:

"It, therefore, becomes clear how coercive a simple "verification" process can be: the state now attaches her statutory civil right to receive medical support as close to her community as possible to mandatory automated surveillance.  The client must account for her whereabouts to a corporate call center or website or her companion will not be paid, and she will possibly lose their service and perhaps therefore her independence and health."

CommentID: 79790