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Bill 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications. Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amendments; program rule modifications. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to seek federal authority through the necessary state plan amendments under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the program rules for certain 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers to (i) modify the 40-hour-per-week work limit to allow legally responsible individuals with more than one waiver-receiving child to receive reimbursement for 40 hours of work per week per child receiving a waiver; (ii) eliminate the requirement that, in order for a legally responsible individual to receive reimbursement for personal care services, no one else be available to provide services to the member; and (iii) modify the program rules to allow a legally responsible individual or stepparent to be the employer of record. The bill directs DMAS to evaluate the possibility of allowing for respite services under certain 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers and submit its recommendations, cost estimate, and methodology used for obtaining the cost estimate to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024. This bill incorporates SB 149 and is identical to HB 909. us/states/va Virginia General Assembly 2024 SB 488 Virginia SB 488 (2024)
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Virginia SB 488 (2024) — 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amdmts., prog. modifications.

Department of Medical Assistance Services; Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services; 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers; state plan amendments; program rule modifications. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to seek federal authority through the necessary state plan amendments under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to modify the program rules for certain 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers to (i) modify the 40-hour-per-week work limit to allow legally responsible individuals with more than one waiver-receiving child to receive reimbursement for 40 hours of work per week per child receiving a waiver; (ii) eliminate the requirement that, in order for a legally responsible individual to receive reimbursement for personal care services, no one else be available to provide services to the member; and (iii) modify the program rules to allow a legally responsible individual or stepparent to be the employer of record. The bill directs DMAS to evaluate the possibility of allowing for respite services under certain 1915(c) Home and Community Based Services Medicaid Waivers and submit its recommendations, cost estimate, and methodology used for obtaining the cost estimate to the General Assembly no later than November 1, 2024. This bill incorporates SB 149 and is identical to HB 909.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. CHAP0679 (committee substitute) — source
  2. Committee substitute printed 24106728D-S1 (committee substitute) — source
  3. Committee substitute printed 24107496D-S2 (committee substitute) — source
  4. Committee substitute printed 24108201D-H1 (committee substitute) — source
  5. Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104869D (committee substitute) — source
  6. SB488ER (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N) — 390 (pass) · upper
  • Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N) — 040 (fail) · upper
  • Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) — 210 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N) — 950 (pass) · lower
  • Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) — 400 (pass) · upper
  • Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) — 150 (pass) · upper
  • Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) — 80 (pass) · lower
  • VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) — 960 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Lashrecse D. Aird — primary (person)
  • David R. Suetterlein — cosponsor (person)
  • Jennifer D. Carroll Foy — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2024-01-09 Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24104869D filing, introduction
  • 2024-01-09 Referred to Committee on Education and Health referral-committee
  • 2024-01-18 Assigned Education and Health Sub: Health referral-committee
  • 2024-01-23 Impact statement from DPB (SB488)
  • 2024-02-01 Reported from Education and Health with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-01 Committee substitute printed 24106728D-S1 substitution
  • 2024-02-01 Incorporates SB149 (Suetterlein)
  • 2024-02-01 Rereferred to Finance and Appropriations referral-committee
  • 2024-02-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB488S1)
  • 2024-02-08 Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-08 Committee substitute printed 24107496D-S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-09 Impact statement from DPB (SB488S2)
  • 2024-02-09 Constitutional reading dispensed (39-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-12 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-02-12 Education and Health Committee substitute rejected 24106728D-S1
  • 2024-02-12 Reading of substitute waived
  • 2024-02-12 Finance and Appropriations Committee substitute agreed to 24107496D-S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute SB488S2 substitution
  • 2024-02-12 Constitutional reading dispensed (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-02-12 Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-02-15 Placed on Calendar
  • 2024-02-15 Read first time reading-1
  • 2024-02-15 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services referral-committee
  • 2024-02-16 Assigned sub: Social Services referral-committee
  • 2024-02-22 Subcommittee recommends reporting with substitute (8-Y 0-N) substitution
  • 2024-02-27 Reported from Health and Human Services with substitute (21-Y 0-N) committee-passage
  • 2024-02-27 Committee substitute printed 24108201D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-02-28 Impact statement from DPB (SB488H1)
  • 2024-02-29 Read second time reading-2
  • 2024-03-01 Read third time reading-3
  • 2024-03-01 Committee substitute agreed to 24108201D-H1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Engrossed by House - committee substitute SB488H1 substitution
  • 2024-03-01 Passed House with substitute BLOCK VOTE (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-01 VOTE: Block Vote Passage (97-Y 0-N) passage
  • 2024-03-04 Passed by for the day
  • 2024-03-05 House substitute rejected by Senate (0-Y 40-N)
  • 2024-03-06 House insisted on substitute substitution
  • 2024-03-06 House requested conference committee referral-committee
  • 2024-03-07 Senate acceded to request (40-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-07 Conferees appointed by Senate
  • 2024-03-07 Senators: Aird, Favola, Craig
  • 2024-03-07 Conferees appointed by House
  • 2024-03-07 Delegates: Henson, Srinivasan, Taylor
  • 2024-03-08 Amended by conference committee
  • 2024-03-08 Conference report agreed to by Senate (40-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-08 Conference report agreed to by House (96-Y 0-N) committee-passage-favorable
  • 2024-03-08 VOTE: Adoption (96-Y 0-N)
  • 2024-03-25 Enrolled enrolled
  • 2024-03-25 Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB488ER) passage
  • 2024-03-25 Signed by President passage
  • 2024-03-26 Signed by Speaker passage
  • 2024-03-27 Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on March 27, 2024 enrolled
  • 2024-03-27 Governor's Action Deadline 11:59 p.m., April 8, 2024 executive-receipt
  • 2024-04-07 Impact statement from DPB (SB488ER)
  • 2024-04-08 Approved by Governor-Chapter 679 (effective 7/1/24) executive-signature
  • 2024-04-08 Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0679)

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/57aa2655-f271-4800-b48e-3e5083803971. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Virginia legislature records).