Virginia Department Of Medical Assistance Services Section 1115 Demonstration Extension Application

On July 31, 2024, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services published this Section 1115 Building and Transforming Coverage, Services, and Supports for a Healthier Virginia (BTCSSHV) demonstration extension application. The five-year extension request seeks to cover addiction disorder treatment services to individuals who are short-term residents in residential treatment facilities that meet the definition for an institution of mental disease (IMD). The extension would also provide Medicaid coverage for former foster care youth (FFCY) up to age 26 who aged out in another state . . .