TITLE 12. HEALTH

DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Initial Agency Notice

Title of Regulation: 12VAC30-20. Administration of Medical Assistance Services.

Statutory Authority: § 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.

Name of Petitioner: D. Adam McKelvey, Esq.

Nature of Petitioner's Request: Pursuant to § 2.2-4007 of the Code of Virginia, the petitioner requests a regulation that mandates a firm deadline for the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to respond to requests for final lien amounts asserted against personal injury claims proceeds and arising from the Medicaid program or any other DMAS program. The petitioner requests that this regulation contain all contact information and documents necessary to trigger the deadline, and that upon passing of the deadline, the amount owed is deemed zero dollars.

Agency Plan for Disposition of Request: The petition for rulemaking will be published in the Virginia Register of Regulations on December 5, 2022, and on the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. Public comment will open on December 5, 2022, and will close on December 26, 2022. DMAS will consider the petition and all comments in support or opposition after the close of the public comment period. The agency will issue a written decision within 90 days following the close of the comment period.

Public Comment Deadline: December 26, 2022.

Agency Contact: Meredith Lee, Policy, Regulations, and Manuals Supervisor, Division of Policy, Regulation and Member Engagement, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-0552, or email meredith.lee@dmas.virginia.gov.

VA.R. Doc. No. PFR23-13; Filed November 3, 2022, 7:34 a.m.