Bill Text: VA HB1762 | 2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid; Social Security Disability Insurance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2025-01-05 - Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services [HB1762 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2025-HB1762-Introduced.html
2025 SESSION
INTRODUCED
25103510D
HOUSE BILL NO. 1762
Offered January 8, 2025
Prefiled January 5, 2025
A BILL to direct the Department of Medical Assistance Services to seek federal authorization to provide Medicaid coverage to individuals who receive Social Security Disability Insurance but are not yet eligible for Medicare coverage.
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Patron—Morefield
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Committee Referral Pending
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. § 1. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall seek necessary federal authorization to provide Medicaid coverage, regardless of income or assets, to individuals who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) but are not yet eligible for Medicare coverage. If federal authority is granted, an individual shall be eligible for Medicaid upon a determination of eligibility for SSDI and coverage shall continue until such individual is eligible for Medicare coverage.
