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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Deeds
Medicaid Expansion Implementation Requirements (language only)

Item 303 #33s

Item 303 #33s

Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services

Language

Page 269, line 54, after "Act." insert:

"The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall include in this expansion of coverage provisions of existing Medicaid waivers that: (i) provide comprehensive services to individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders; (ii) provide all enrollees addiction treatment allowed under Virginia's ARTS waiver; and (iii) deliver services through managed care companies."



Explanation

(The amendment directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to include in the expansion of coverage to low-income adults, pursuant to the federal Affordable Care Act, provisions of existing Medicaid waivers to: (i) provide comprehensive services to individuals with serious mental illness and substance use disorders; (ii) provide all enrollees addiction treatment allowed under Virginia's ARTS waiver; and (iii) deliver services through managed care companies.)