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

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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-Enrolled.html

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VIRGINIA ACTS OF ASSEMBLY -- CHAPTER An Act to require the Joint Commission on Health Care to study and provide recommendations related to the payment of medical assistance for obesity prevention and other obesity-related services; report. [H 1098] Approved

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That Joint Commission on Health Care (the Commission) 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 estimated 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 Commission 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, 2023.