Virginia 2024 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 615 — Medicaid- & CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries; DMAS shall convene work group to design services benefits.

Last action — Tabled in Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)

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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; community health worker services benefit; work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group of stakeholders to design a community health worker services benefit for Medicaid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries. The bill requires the work group to complete its work and submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2024.

Bill Text

What changed in the latest version

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Plain-language change summary

The amendments to Bill SB 615 introduce changes that enhance the implementation of community health worker services for Medicaid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries in Virginia. Notably, the original text has been updated to specify the inclusion of various organizations in the work group, ensuring a broader representation of interests in the decision-making process. Additionally, the revised report requirements now explicitly mention estimating the cost of the benefit, which is crucial for understanding its financial implications. These changes matter because they aim to foster comprehensive planning and accountability for the new health benefits being proposed.

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SESSION SENATE SUBSTITUTE 24106966D AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rules on February 2, 2024) A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to design a community health worker services benefit for Medicaid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries.
SESSION ENGROSSED 24106966D SENATE BILL NO.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
615 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rules) (Patron Prior to Substitute––Senator Pillion) Senate Amendments in [ ] - February 8, 2024 A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group to design a Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:aid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries.
That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall convene a work beneficiaries.
That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall convene a work group to design a community health worker services benefit for Medicaid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries.
The work group shall include representatives from the Institute for Public Healthed Innovation, the Virginia Community Health Workers Association, Virginia Health Catalyst, the Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association, the Department of Health, and other organizations at the S the services to be included in the benefit, the educational and training requirements community health workers must possess to furnish the benefit, and other considerations at the Department's discretion.
The work group shall include representatives from the Institute for Public HealtG Innovation, the Virginia Community Health Workers Association, Virginia Health Catalyst, the Virginia Department's discretion.
The work group shall complete its work and submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2024.
The work group shall consider the reimbursement methodology for the benefit, the services to be included in the benefit, the educational and training requirements community health workers must possess to furnish the benefit, and other considerations at the Department's discretion.
The report shall include the estimated cost of the benefit and any additional legislative authority required to implement the benefit.AFollowing the completion of the work group, if sufficient authority and funding are provided by the General approval for a Medicaid community health worker services benefit.
The work group shall complete its work and submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committees onS Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and S Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2024.
Upon approval of the state plan amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department shall implement thiE change prior to completion of any regulatory process.
The report shall include the estimEted the completion of the work group, if sufficient authority and funding are provided by the General Following Assembly, the Department shall initiate the federal state plan amendment process to seek federal approval for a Medicaid community health worker services benefit.
S U B S T I / T U T E S S 1
Upon approval of the state plan amendment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the Department shall implement this change prior to completion of any regulatory process.
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Action History

  1. Tabled in Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)

  2. Referred to Committee on Appropriations

  3. Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)

  4. Subcommittee recommends referring to Committee on Appropriations

  5. Subcommittee recommends reporting (8-Y 0-N)

  6. Assigned sub: Social Services

  7. Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services

  8. Read first time

  9. Placed on Calendar

  10. Impact statement from DPB (SB615ES1)

  11. Read third time and passed Senate (40-Y 0-N)

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

  13. Printed as engrossed 24106966D-ES1

  14. Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute with amendment SB615ES1

  15. Amendment by Senator Pillion agreed to

  16. Reading of amendment waived

  17. Committee substitute agreed to 24106966D-S1

  18. Reading of substitute waived

  19. Read second time

  20. Impact statement from DPB (SB615S1)

  21. Passed by for the day

  22. Passed by for the day

  23. Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

  24. Committee substitute printed 24106966D-S1

  25. Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

  26. Impact statement from DPB (SB615)

  27. Referred to Committee on Rules

  28. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104891D

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 146 not signed on · 2 voted No

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (146)

146 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Votes

Tabled in Appropriations (19-Y 2-N)

Passed 19 Yea · 2 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 19201
Total 19201
% of votes cast 86%9%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
Alex Q. Askew — Yea
Anne Ferrell Tata — Nay
Betsy B. Carr — Yea
Bill Wiley — Yea
Briana D. Sewell — Yea
Bulova, David L. — Yea
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Coyner, Carrie E. — Yea
David A. Reid — Yea
Delores L. McQuinn — Yea
Ellen H. McLaughlin — Yea
James W. Morefield — Yea
Luke E. Torian — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marshall, Daniel W., III — Yea
Paul E. Krizek — Yea
Robert S. Bloxom, Jr. — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Sam Rasoul — Not Voting
Scott A. Wyatt — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Terry L. Austin — Nay

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Reported from Health and Human Services (21-Y 0-N)

Passed 21 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 21001
Total 21001
% of votes cast 95%0%0%5%
How each member voted (22)
Member Party Vote
C.E. Cliff Hayes, Jr. — Yea
Charniele L. Herring — Yea
Debra D. Gardner — Yea
Ennis, N. Baxter — Yea
H. Otto Wachsmann, Jr. — Yea
Higgins, Geary — Yea
Irene Shin — Not Voting
Joshua G. Cole — Yea
Kannan Srinivasan — Yea
Kathy K.L. Tran — Yea
M. Keith Hodges — Yea
Marcia S. "Cia" Price — Yea
Mike A. Cherry — Yea
Orrock, Robert D., Sr. — Yea
Owen, David — Yea
Patrick A. Hope — Yea
Phillip A. Scott — Yea
Rodney T. Willett — Yea
Rozia A. Henson, Jr. — Yea
Sickles, Mark D. — Yea
Taylor, Kim A. — Yea
Wendell S. Walker — Yea

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Read third time and 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
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — 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
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)

Passed 39 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 39001
Total 39001
% of votes cast 98%0%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Angelia Williams Graves — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
Bill DeSteph — Yea
Bryce E. Reeves — Yea
Carroll Foy, Jennifer D. — Yea
Christie New Craig — Yea
Christopher T. Head — Yea
Danica A. Roem — Yea
David R. Suetterlein — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Emily M. Jordan — Yea
Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
J.D. "Danny" Diggs — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Yea
L. Louise Lucas — Not Voting
Lamont Bagby — Yea
Lashrecse D. Aird — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark D. Obenshain — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
McGuire, John J., III — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Russet Perry — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Saddam Azlan Salim — Yea
Schuyler T. VanValkenburg — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Stella G. Pekarsky — Yea
Subramanyam, Suhas — Yea
T. Travis Hackworth — Yea
Tammy Brankley Mulchi — Yea
Tara A. Durant — Yea
Timmy French — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea
William M. Stanley, Jr. — Yea

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Reported from Rules with substitute (14-Y 0-N)

Passed 14 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 14001
Total 14001
% of votes cast 93%0%0%7%
How each member voted (15)
Member Party Vote
Aaron R. Rouse — Yea
Barbara A. Favola — Yea
David W. Marsden — Yea
Ebbin, Adam P. — Yea
Hashmi, Ghazala F. — Yea
Jennifer B. Boysko — Yea
Jeremy S. McPike — Not Voting
L. Louise Lucas — Yea
Mamie E. Locke — Yea
Mark J. Peake — Yea
R. Creigh Deeds — Yea
Richard H. Stuart — Yea
Ryan T. McDougle — Yea
Scott A. Surovell — Yea
Todd E. Pillion — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 615 do?
Department of Medical Assistance Services; community health worker services benefit; work group; report. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to convene a work group of stakeholders to design a community health worker services benefit for Medicaid-enrolled and CHIP-enrolled beneficiaries. The bill requires the work group to complete its work and submit a report to the Chairs of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health and Human Services and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by December 1, 2024.
Who sponsors SB 615?
SB 615 is sponsored by Todd E. Pillion and Lashrecse D. Aird.
What is the current status of SB 615?
This bill died with 2024 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.
Where can I track SB 615?
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