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Budget Amendments - SB30 (Member Request)

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Chief Patron: Srinivasan
Children’s Medical Assistance Programs Merger

Item 290 #3s

Item 290 #3s

First Year - FY2027 Second Year - FY2028
Health and Human Resources
Department of Medical Assistance Services FY2027 $918,332 FY2028 $6,500,000 GF
FY2027 $1,700,000 FY2028 $12,300,000 NGF

Language
Page 333, line 35, strike "$469,647,232" and insert "$472,265,564".
Page 333, line 35, strike "$493,185,700" and insert "$511,985,700".

Page 334, after line 47, insert:

"J. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall seek federal authority through the necessary waiver(s) and/or State Plan authorization under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to align the Medicaid and Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS) children's programs by transitioning the separate FAMIS population to a CHIP-funded Medicaid expansion children's group, effective July 1, 2027. The department shall have authority to implement necessary changes upon federal approval and prior to the completion of any regulatory process undertaken in order to effect such change. The department shall have authority to promulgate emergency regulations to implement this amendment within 280 days or less from the enactment date of this Act."



Explanation

(This amendment provides $918,332 the first year and $6.5 million the second year from the general fund and $1.7 million the first year and $12.3 million the second year from nongeneral funds and language authorizing the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authority to merge its separate FAMIS program into a single Children’s Health Insurance Program children’s eligibility group under Medicaid. This merger would create administrative efficiencies and ensure equitable benefits and health care access for all children served in Virginia’s medical assistance programs.)