Bill Text: VA HB1140 | 2024 | Regular Session | Prefiled

Virginia House Bill 1140 (Prior Session Legislation)

Prefiled

Bill Title: Medicaid eligibility; asset limits.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-02-13 - Left in Appropriations [HB1140 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2024-HB1140-Prefiled.html

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HOUSE BILL NO. 1140 Offered January 10, 2024 Prefiled January 10, 2024 A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to remove or lower asset limits for Medicaid eligibility. ---------- Patron-- Cordoza ---------- Committee Referral Pending ----------

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall (i) submit an amendment to the state plan for medical assistance services to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to remove or lower to the greatest extent possible any asset limits related to Medicaid eligibility and (ii) to the extent permitted under federal laws and regulations, remove or lower to the greatest extent possible any asset caps on Medicaid eligibility that may be removed or lowered without an amendment to the state plan for medical assistance services.