Virginia 2025 Regular Session

Virginia Senate Bill SB831 Compare Versions

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73 SENATE BILL NO. 831
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95 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
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1713 A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals.
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2117 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
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2319 1. 1. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall seek necessary federal authority to implement presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals in accordance with 42 C.F.R. 435.1103. If federal authority is authorized to implement presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals, the Department (i) shall authorize the following qualified entities to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals certified nurse midwives and licensed certified midwives and (ii) may authorize the following qualified entities to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals: Federally Qualified Health Centers and community action agencies. Furthermore, the Department may authorize additional qualified entities to make determinations of presumptive eligibility for pregnant individuals, including health care providers, community-based organizations, elementary or secondary schools, or any other entity that the Department determines to be capable of making such determinations. The Department shall set performance standards that such qualified entities shall be required to meet to remain a qualified entity.