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type: "Bill"
title: "DMAS; steps to facilitate transition between two programs."
description: "DMAS; steps to facilitate transition betweentwo programs. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services(DMAS) to establish a process for (i) conducting a comprehensive needs assessment of a person who is eligible to participate in the MedicaidWorks waiver program but is not yet participating in such programto determine the services the person may need to continue to liveindependently and engage in employment and (ii) developing a planof care for such person that describes the types of services and amountof each such service the person will receive should they choose toparticipate in the Medicaid Works waiver program so that personsconsidering transitioning from the Home and Community-Based Serviceswaiver program to the Medicaid Works waiver program have sufficient information to make an informed choice regarding such transition.The bill also requires DMAS to develop processes to (i) enable aperson who transitions from a Home and Community-Based Services waiverservice to the Medicaid Works waiver program to retain their Homeand Community-Based Services waiver slot for up to 180 days followingthe date of such transition and (ii) give priority to individualspreviously receiving services through such waiver program who transitionedto the Medicaid Works waiver program and who subsequently seek toreturn to receiving services through the Home and Community-BasedServices waiver program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/va"
legislature: "Virginia General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 925"
citation: "Virginia HB 925 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carrie E. Coyner"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 32
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-01-07"
last_action: "2020-04-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f51fe423-c650-468f-a17e-803c9eb1d306"
source_url: "https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+sum+HB925"
source_hash: "35318bd05a2e44eee8e93dc01265707f0e4363f4c88776f4c74a9602529e0b18"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-va"]
---
# Virginia HB 925 (2020) — DMAS; steps to facilitate transition between two programs.
DMAS; steps to facilitate transition betweentwo programs. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services(DMAS) to establish a process for (i) conducting a comprehensive needs assessment of a person who is eligible to participate in the MedicaidWorks waiver program but is not yet participating in such programto determine the services the person may need to continue to liveindependently and engage in employment and (ii) developing a planof care for such person that describes the types of services and amountof each such service the person will receive should they choose toparticipate in the Medicaid Works waiver program so that personsconsidering transitioning from the Home and Community-Based Serviceswaiver program to the Medicaid Works waiver program have sufficient information to make an informed choice regarding such transition.The bill also requires DMAS to develop processes to (i) enable aperson who transitions from a Home and Community-Based Services waiverservice to the Medicaid Works waiver program to retain their Homeand Community-Based Services waiver slot for up to 180 days followingthe date of such transition and (ii) give priority to individualspreviously receiving services through such waiver program who transitionedto the Medicaid Works waiver program and who subsequently seek toreturn to receiving services through the Home and Community-BasedServices waiver program.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0925)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0925)
2. **Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB925ER)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB925ER)
3. **Impact statement from DPB (HB925)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB925)
4. **Impact statement from DPB (HB925H1)** (committee substitute) — [source](https://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?201+ful+HB925H1)
## Votes
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N) — **980** (pass) · lower
- Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — **400** (pass) · upper
- Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) — **220** (pass) · lower
- Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N) — **60** (pass) · lower
- Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) — **150** (pass) · upper
- Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N) — **370** (pass) · upper
- VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N) — **950** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Carrie E. Coyner — primary (person)
- Mark D. Sickles — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2020-01-07** Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/08/20 20105051D `introduction`
- **2020-01-07** Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-17** Assigned HWI sub: Behavioral Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-01-24** Impact statement from DPB (HB925)
- **2020-01-27** House subcommittee amendments and substitutes offered
- **2020-01-27** Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (6-Y 0-N)
- **2020-01-30** Committee substitute printed 20106699D-H1 `substitution`
- **2020-01-30** Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions with substitute (22-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-03** Impact statement from DPB (HB925H1)
- **2020-02-03** Read first time `reading-1`
- **2020-02-04** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2020-02-04** Committee substitute agreed to 20106699D-H1
- **2020-02-04** Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB925H1
- **2020-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (96-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** VOTE: Block Vote Passage (96-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-05** Reconsideration of passage agreed to by House
- **2020-02-05** Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N) `passage, reading-3`
- **2020-02-05** VOTE: Block Vote Passage #2 (99-Y 0-N)
- **2020-02-06** Constitutional reading dispensed
- **2020-02-06** Referred to Committee on Education and Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-21** Assigned Education sub: Health `referral-committee`
- **2020-02-27** Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) `committee-passage`
- **2020-02-28** Constitutional reading dispensed (37-Y 0-N)
- **2020-03-02** Read third time `reading-3`
- **2020-03-02** Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) `passage`
- **2020-03-05** Enrolled
- **2020-03-05** Impact statement from DPB (HB925ER)
- **2020-03-06** Signed by Speaker
- **2020-03-06** Signed by President
- **2020-03-12** Enrolled Bill communicated to Governor on March 12, 2020
- **2020-03-12** Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 11, 2020
- **2020-04-09** Approved by Governor-Chapter 925 (effective 7/1/20) `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f51fe423-c650-468f-a17e-803c9eb1d306`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).