Nebraska EVV: Aggregator, Model, and Provider Portal
Last verified 2026-05-09
- Aggregator
- Netsmart (Mobile Caregiver+)
- Model
- Open model — choose any compliant vendor
- Telephonic backup
- Yes
- State provider portal
- dhhs.ne.gov ↗
Nebraska operates an open EVV model: Netsmart (Mobile Caregiver+) is the state-designated aggregator at no cost to providers, but providers may use alternate EVV vendors that integrate with and transmit data to Netsmart. GPS is the primary location-capture method; IVR (Interactive Voice Response) is an approved backup per DHHS guidance effective February 2025. Phase 1 (Personal Care) launched January 2021; Phase 2 (Home Health) launched January 2024. Full compliance with Netsmart-aggregated data is required by August 31, 2025.
What is EVV?
Electronic Visit Verification is the federal requirement (under the 21st Century Cures Act §12006) that personal-care and home-health visits paid by Medicaid be electronically captured at the point of care — who provided the service, who received it, where, when it started, and when it ended. CMS pushed enforcement to the states, which is why the day-to-day experience varies so much.
What "open model — choose any compliant vendor" means in Nebraska
Providers may use the state-provided aggregator at no cost OR any third-party EVV system that meets the state's technical specification (often called "AltEVV"). Either way, visit data must reach the state in the required format.
How does Caregiver Scheduling integrate?
Caregiver Scheduling captures the six required EVV data points on every visit (caregiver, recipient, start time, end time, location, service type) with GPS-stamped clock-in and clock-out, and telephonic backup for caregivers without a smartphone. In open-model states, our visits are EVV-compliant on their own. In mandated-aggregator states, we forward verified visits to the state system on a nightly schedule so payroll and Medicaid billing stay in sync without double-entry.