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Certified community health workers; state plan amendment to provide reimbursement for services.

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

VA SB 980 · Senate Bill · 2025

Stage
Session ended
Started in
Senate
Sponsor
1
Latest action
Feb 5, 2025

What it does

Department of Medical Assistance Services; work group; state plan amendment; reimbursement for services by certified community health workers. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to (i) design a state plan amendment to provide reimbursement for services provided by certified community health workers, (ii) identify opportunities to expand the use of community health workers by Medicaid managed care organizations, and (iii) determine the feasibility of developing flexible training and certification standards that allow community health workers to use their education and experience to satisfy some of the requirements for qualification as a doula or…

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Where it stands

This bill did not become law and its session has ended, so it can no longer move. It would have to be reintroduced.

  1. Introduced (Current step)

    Introduced · Feb 5, 2025

  2. Committee (Needs attention)

    The session ended first

  3. Floor (Not started)

  4. Law (Not started)

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