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VA SB572
VA SB572Medical assistance services; State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in state plan.
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Introduced
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
In Committee
01/09/2018
01/09/2018
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/10/2018
03/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Delivery of medical assistance services. Directs the State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in the state plan for medical assistance services pursuant to Title XIX of the Social Security Act a provision for the payment of medical assistance on behalf of individuals described in 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) and directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to prepare and submit an application for a waiver to allow the Commonwealth to (i) institute a work requirement for all able-bodied adult recipients of medical assistance services, (ii) provide for periodic verification of household income of an individual subject to the work requirement and for redetermination of the individual's eligibility for medical assistance eservices, and (iii) impose certain requirements related to cost sharing for recipients of medical assistance services, including requirements for premiums, copayments, and coinsurance. Provisions of the bill providing for the payment of medical assistance on behalf of individuals described in 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII) shall expire on July 1, 2020, unless the waiver has been approved and implemented.
AI Summary
This bill directs the State Board of Medical Assistance Services to include in the state Medicaid plan a provision for the payment of medical assistance on behalf of individuals described in 42 U.S.C. §1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)(VIII), which refers to the Medicaid expansion population under the Affordable Care Act. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Resources to apply for a waiver to allow the Commonwealth to institute a work requirement for able-bodied adult Medicaid recipients, verify their household income, impose cost-sharing requirements, provide incentives for healthy behaviors, and waive retroactive Medicaid eligibility. The provisions of the bill related to the Medicaid expansion population and the waiver application will expire on July 1, 2020 unless the waiver is approved and implemented.
Committee Categories
Health and Social Services
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (on 01/25/2018)
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