VirginiaState plan for medical assistance services; recovery residences; work group; report.
What it does
State plan for medical assistance services; recovery residences; work group; report. Directs the Board of Medical Assistance Services to amend the state plan for medical assistance services to include a provision for payment of care provided at certain recovery residences for individuals diagnosed with a substance use disorder. The bill also directs the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to (i) convene a work group of relevant stakeholders to (a) establish a monitoring and evaluation framework to assess the effectiveness and impact of recovery residences on long-term recovery outcomes and (b) study the economic impact of recovery residences on the Commonwealth and (ii) in consultation with such work group, promulgate regulations to ensure recovery residences are operating in compliance with American Society of Addiction Medicine standards.
More detail
The bill directs the work group to report its findings and recommendations to the Chairs of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health by November 1, 2025.
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To Governor
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2025
- Feb 4Left in AppropriationsLatest
- Jan 29Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 1-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (5-Y 1-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 24Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB1893)
- Jan 21Assigned Approps sub: Health & Human ResourcesMinor
- Vote recorded Reported from Health and Human Services and rereferred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 21Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (22-Y 0-N)Minor
- Jan 16Subcommittee recommends reporting and referred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
- Vote recorded Subcommittee recommends reporting and rereferred to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N). Result: pass.Lower
- Jan 14Assigned sub: Behavioral HealthMinor
- Jan 6Referred to Committee on Health and Human ServicesMinor
- Jan 6Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-13-2025 25103164DIntroduced