Bill Text: VA HB1098 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled

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Bill Title: Obesity prevention and other obesity-related services; payment of medical assistance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-0)

Status: (Passed) 2022-04-11 - Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0460) [HB1098 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2022-HB1098-Prefiled.html

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22103860D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1098 Offered January 12, 2022 Prefiled January 12, 2022 A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to study and provide recommendations related to the payment of medical assistance for obesity prevention and other obesity-related services; report. ---------- Patron-- Guzman ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall study and provide recommendations related to the payment of medical assistance for obesity prevention and other obesity-related services, including (i) the types of obesity prevention and other obesity-related services for which federal matching funds are available, (ii) the cost to the Commonwealth of providing medical assistance for such obesity prevention and other obesity-related services for eligible individuals, and (iii) any federal approvals or other actions necessary to allow for the payment of medical assistance for obesity prevention and other obesity-related services. The Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the Chairmen of the House Committees on Appropriations and Health, Welfare and Institutions and the Senate Committees on Finance and Appropriations and Education and Health by November 1, 2022.