| 23 | | - | 1. The application shall have the capability to deliver education, resources, and support to prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum mothers and their families, including information specific to the Commonwealth such as links to Department and other state agency programs and resources available to prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum mothers; |
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| 17 | + | 1. The application shall have the capability to deliver education, resources, and support to prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum individuals and their families, including information specific to the Commonwealth such as links to Department and other state agency programs and resources available to prenatal, pregnant, and postpartum individuals; |
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| 45 | | - | 2. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall issue a request for proposals pursuant to this act when appropriations are provided through a general appropriations act. |
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| 49 | + | e. The number of daily users of the mobile application; |
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| 51 | + | f. The average length of time a user uses the mobile application; and |
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| 53 | + | g. Any other information requested by the Department or other agencies in the Commonwealth. |
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| 55 | + | 2. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall issue a request for proposals pursuant to this act within 180 days of the effective date of this act. |
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| 57 | + | 3. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services is authorized to contract for a mobile pregnancy application pursuant to the first enactment of this act with an implementation date no later than October 1, 2026, from a vendor selected from the request for proposals issued pursuant to the second enactment of this act that best meets the requirements pursuant to the first enactment of this act and that such contract is limited to the appropriation provided through a general appropriation act. |
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| 59 | + | 4. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall submit a request for funding for the future costs of the mobile pregnancy application pursuant to the first enactment of this act to be considered as part of the process for the submission of the Budget Bill pursuant to 2.2-1509 of the Code of Virginia. |
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| 61 | + | 5. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall seek the necessary authority from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to develop an in lieu of service or setting that expands access to nutritious food for pregnant and postpartum Medicaid managed care members. The in lieu of service or setting shall be provided at the option of the managed care organizations, with the consent of the managed care members, and shall meet the federal requirements to demonstrate cost-effectiveness. The Medicaid services or settings in lieu of which such access to nutritious food services shall be provided shall include inpatient hospital services, including neonatal intensive care unit care, outpatient services, emergency department services, emergency medical transportation, and home health services. The Department shall amend managed care contracts as appropriate to include the approved access to nutritious food services. The access to nutritious food services shall include (i) healthy food boxes for up to nine months from the date of eligibility determined by the Department, which shall be available at community sites, clinical sites, or delivered to homes, and (ii) nutritional counseling and referral services to other local, state, and federal food programs. Providers for such food services shall include nonprofit and community-based organizations that focus on services such as access to health care and nutritious food. |
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