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2024 SESSION

24100525D
HOUSE BILL NO. 908
Offered January 10, 2024
Prefiled January 9, 2024
A BILL to require the Department of Medical Assistances Services to amend the financial eligibility standards for certain waivers providing services to individuals with developmental disabilities.
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Patrons-- Shin, Maldonado, Sickles, Tran, Watts, Bennett-Parker, Cohen, Glass, Krizek, Laufer, Leftwich and Lopez
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Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. § 1. The Department of Medical Assistance Services (the Department) shall amend the financial eligibility standards for individuals receiving services under the Family and Individual Support Waiver, Community Living Waiver, and Building Independence Waiver (the DD Waivers). When determining financial eligibility for the DD Waivers, the Department shall disregard any Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) income above the maximum monthly Supplemental Security Income as determined by the Social Security Administration. Such SSDI income shall not be disregarded for purposes of determining an individual's patient pay obligation.