Remote Patient Monitoring
POLICY
Pilot Program to Reduce Infant and Maternal Mortality
SOURCE: GA State Statute Section 49-4-159.2. (Accessed Jun. 2025).
EDWP (CCSP and SOURCE) offer the following services as an alternative to institutional care. Qualified providers may seek enrollment in one or more of the services.
- Emergency Response System (ERS) provides two-way verbal and electronic communication with a central monitoring station seven days a week, 24 hours a day to geographically and socially isolated members
SOURCE: GA EDWP-CCSP and Source General Services Services Manual p. 10 (Apr. 1, 2025) (Accessed Jun. 2025).
The Emergency Response System (ERS) service monitors member safety and provides member access to emergency crisis intervention for medical or environmental emergencies. The electronic communication between the member and a central monitoring station provides services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Personal Emergency Response System (PERS)
PERS is an electronic device that enables high-risk members secure help in the event of an emergency. PERS providers provide two-way verbal and electronic communication systems with a central monitoring station seven (7) days a week, 24 hours a day to geographically and socially isolated members. The member may wear a portable “help” button to allow for mobility. The system is connected to a member’s phone and programmed to signal a response center once a “help” button is activated.
SOURCE: GA Independent Care Waiver Services Manual p. 91 (Apr. 1, 2025) (Accessed Jun. 2025).
CONDITIONS
- The recipient has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus by a treating practitioner;
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The recipient’s treating practitioner has concluded that the recipient or the recipient’s caregiver has had sufficient training in using a continuous glucose monitor as evidenced by the provision of a prescription therefor; and
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The recipient:
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Is treated with at least one daily administration of insulin; or
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Has a history of problematic hypoglycemia with documentation of at least one of the following:
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Recurrent level 2 hypoglycemic events (glucose less than 54 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L)) that persist despite two or more attempts to adjust medication, modify the diabetes treatment plan, or both; or
- A history of a level 3 hypoglycemic event (glucose less than 54 mg/dL (3.0 mmol/L)) characterized by altered mental or physical state requiring third-party assistance for treatment for hypoglycemia.
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Within six months prior to prescribing a continuous glucose monitor for a recipient, the treating practitioner shall have had an in-person or telehealth visit with the recipient to evaluate the recipient’s diabetes control and shall have concluded that the recipient meets the criteria set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section.
Every six months following the initial prescription of a continuous glucose monitor, the treating practitioner shall have an in-person or telehealth visit with the recipient to assess adherence to his or her continuous glucose monitor regimen and diabetes treatment plan.
SOURCE: GA Statute Sec. 49-4-159.2 (2024 Session), (Accessed Jun. 2025).
PROVIDER LIMITATIONS
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