Virginia 2022 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 231 — Individuals w/developmental disabilities; DMAS to amend waivers providing services, regulation, etc.

Last action — Left in Appropriations

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House of Delegates
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

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Summary

Department of Medical Assistance Services; amend waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities; greater financial flexibility for certain services; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, Building Independence, and Commonwealth Coordinated Plus waivers. The bill requires the Department to report on its progress to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

38 added · 28 removed

Plain-language change summary

The amended bill now specifies that the Department of Medical Assistance Services will take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers to provide greater financial flexibility for assistive technology, electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications. It establishes a maximum annual amount of $15,000 for these services for eligible individuals and combines the maximum annual amount for these services under the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus waiver to $10,000. Additionally, the bill includes new requirements for adding operational design and conducting a review of payment methodologies, to better meet the needs of individuals receiving these services.

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SESSION INTRODUCED 22103837D SENATE BILL NO.
SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 22105810D SENATE BILL NO.
231 I Offered January 12, 2022 N Prefiled January 10, 2022 T A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to take steps to amend certain waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities to provide greater financRal flexibility for certain services.
231 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Seon February 8, 2022)nance and Appropriations (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Suetterlein) A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to take steps to amend certain waivers flexibility for certain services.s with developmental disabilities to provide greater financial Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
–––––––––– O Patron––Suetterlein D –––––––––– Referred to Committee on Education and Health U –––––––––– C 1.
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That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall take steps toEamend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers and implementing regulations to combine the maximum annual allowable amount for assistive technology, electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications for an individual receiving waiver services to provide for greater flexibility and better meet the needs of individuals receiving technology, electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications each year, whichive may be divided among such services in the manner that best meets the needs of the individual.
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Specifically, the Department shall (i) add the operational design to the proposed Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waiver amendments to be submitted to the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to obtain federal approval;
The Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers and electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications for an individual receiving waiver services to provide for greater flexibility and better meet the needs of individuals receiving services and provide that a total of $15,000 shall be available to an eligible individual for assistive technology, electronic home-based support services, and environmental modifications each year, which mayB.
(ii) conduct a review ofB Supports, Community Living, and Building Independence waivers in the future;
The Department shall take steps to amend the Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus waiver and implementing regulations to combine the maximum annual allowable amount for assistive technology and environmental modifications for an individual receiving waiver services to provide for greaAer flexibility and better meet the needs of individuals receiving services and provide that a total of $10,000 each year, which may be divided among such services in the manner that best meets the needs of theons individual.
and (iii) undertake such other actions as many be necessary to implement the provisions of this act.
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The Department shall report on its activities and progress toward implementing the provisions of this act to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
The Department shall (i) add the operational design to the proposed Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus, and Building Independence waiver approval;
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(ii) conduct a review of payment methodologies to maintain funding for the proposed changes to the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, Commonwealth Coordinated Care Plus, and Building Independence waivers in the future;
and (iii) undertake such other actions as many be U progress toward implementing the provisions of this act to the Governor and the General Assembly byd December 1, 2022.
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Action History

  1. Left in Appropriations

  2. Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (7-Y 1-N)

  3. Assigned App. sub: Health & Human Resources

  4. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N)

  6. Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions

  7. Read first time

  8. Placed on Calendar

  9. Impact statement from DPB (SB231S1)

  10. Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

  11. Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

  12. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB231S1

  13. Committee substitute agreed to 22105810D-S1

  14. Reading of substitute waived

  15. Committee amendments rejected

  16. Read second time

  17. Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

  18. Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)

  19. Committee substitute printed 22105810D-S1

  20. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  21. Impact statement from DPB (SB231)

  22. Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations

  23. Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

  24. Senate committee, floor amendments and substitutes offered

  25. Assigned Education sub: Health

  26. Referred to Committee on Education and Health

  27. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22103837D

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 147 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (147)

147 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (21-Y 1-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 1 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21100
Total 21100
% of votes cast 95%5%0%0%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
March, Marie E. — Yea
Adams, Dawn M. — Yea
Bell, Robert B. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Edmunds, James E., II — Yea
Fariss, C. Matthew — Nay
Guzman, Elizabeth R. — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Hudson, Sally L. — Yea
Karrie K. Delaney — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Robinson, Roxann L. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

Passed 40 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 40000
Total 40000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)

Passed 38 Yea · 0 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 38002
Total 38002
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Spruill, Lionell, Sr. — Yea
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Morrissey, Joseph D. — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
Bell, John J. — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Chase, Amanda F. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
Kiggans, Jennifer A. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Not Voting
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Mason, T. Montgomery "Monty" — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (16-Y 0-N)

Passed 16 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 16000
Total 16000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (16)
Member Party Vote
McClellan, Jennifer L. — Yea
Barker, George L. — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hanger, Emmett W., Jr. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Norment, Thomas K., Jr. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Ruff, Frank M., Jr. — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Vogel, Jill Holtzman — Yea

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Reported from Education and Health with amendments (15-Y 0-N)

Passed 15 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 15000
Total 15000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Barker, George L. — Yea
Cosgrove, John A., Jr. — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
Dunnavant, Siobhan S. — Yea
Edwards, John S. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Howell, Janet D. — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lewis, Lynwood W., Jr. — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
Newman, Stephen D. — Yea
Petersen, J. Chapman — Yea
Saslaw, Richard L. — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 231 do?
Department of Medical Assistance Services; amend waivers providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities; greater financial flexibility for certain services; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) to take steps to amend the Family and Individual Supports, Community Living, Building Independence, and Commonwealth Coordinated Plus waivers. The bill requires the Department to report on its progress to the Governor and the General Assembly by December 1, 2022.
Who sponsors SB 231?
SB 231 is sponsored by David R. Suetterlein.
What is the current status of SB 231?
This bill died with 2022 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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