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General Notice
Public Notice - Intent to Amend State Plan - Remove Prohbition on Consumer-Directed Overtime
Date Posted: 4/13/2021
Expiration Date: 7/1/2021
Submitted to Registrar for publication: YES
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LEGAL NOTICE
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AMEND

(Pursuant to §1902(a)(13) of the Act (U.S.C. 1396a(a)(13))

THE VIRGINIA STATE PLAN FOR MEDICAL ASSISTANCE

This Notice was posted on April 13, 2021

The Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) hereby affords the public notice of its intention to amend the Virginia State Plan for Medical Assistance to provide for changes to the Methods and Standards for Establishing Payment Rates — Other Types of Care (12 VAC 30-80).

This notice is intended to satisfy the requirements of 42 C.F.R. § 447.205 and of § 1902(a)(13) of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. § 1396a(a)(13). A copy of this notice is available for public review from Emily McClellan, DMAS, 600 Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, or via e-mail at: Emily.McClellan@dmas.virginia.gov.

This notice is available for public review on the Regulatory Town Hall (www.townhall.com), on the General Notices page, found at: https://townhall.virginia.gov/L/generalnotice.cfm

In accordance with the 2020 Special Session, Item 313.ZZZZ, DMAS will be removing the prohibition on overtime in consumer-directed services provided under the Early and Periodic Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) program.

The total cost to remove the prohibition on overtime in the CCC+ Waiver, the home and community based waivers, and EPSDT is $5,213,801 in state general funds and $6,009,750 in federal funds in federal fiscal year 2021.


Contact Information
Name / Title: Emily McClellan  / Regulatory Manager
Address: Division of Policy and Research
600 E. Broad St., Suite 1300
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: Emily.McClellan@dmas.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)371-4300    FAX: (804)786-1680    TDD: (800)343-0634