Bill Text: VA SB1472 | 2021 | Regular Session | Comm Sub

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Bill Title: DMAS; work group to study options for increasing access to virtual supports and services.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-02-08 - Continued to Special Session 1 in Health, Welfare and Institutions by voice vote [SB1472 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2021-SB1472-Comm_Sub.html

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SENATE BILL NO. 1472 AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services on January 29, 2021) (Patron Prior to Substitute--Senator Suetterlein) A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistance Services to establish a work group to study and develop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. §1. That the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall establish a work group composed of individuals with developmental disabilities, families of individuals with developmental disabilities, representatives of advocacy organizations, and other appropriate stakeholders to study and develop recommendations for the permanent use of virtual supports and increasing access to virtual supports and services for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities by promoting access to assistive technology and environmental modifications. The Department shall report its findings and recommendations to the Governor, the General Assembly, and the Chairmen of the Senate Committee on Rehabilitation and Social Services and the House Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions by November 1, 2021.