TITLE 12. HEALTH
DEPARTMENT OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Agency Decision
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 Decision: Request granted.
Statement of Reason for Decision: DMAS has reviewed the petitioner's request and the relevant regulation and has decided to promulgate regulatory text to detail the process for requesting information about a Medicaid lien, a related request for a member's enrollment status, or to request a compromise or waiver of any portion of a Medicaid lien.
Agency Contact: Meredith Lee, 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 March 14, 2023, 9:32 a.m.
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TITLE 18. PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING
BOARD OF AUDIOLOGY AND SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY
Agency Decision
Title of Regulation: 18VAC30-21. Regulations Governing Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology.
Statutory Authority: § 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.
Name of Petitioner: Suzanne Dailey.
Nature of Petitioner's Request: The petitioner requests that the Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology amend 18VAC30-21-60 A 1 to eliminate the requirement that initial licensure applicants hold a Certificate of Clinical Competence issued by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association and replace that requirement with a requirement to hold a master's degree in speech-language pathology, communication disorders, speech and hearing science, or equivalent.
Agency Decision: Request denied.
Statement of Reason for Decision: The board considered this petition at its March 14, 2023, meeting. The board decided to take no action on the petition due to the recent passage of legislation entering Virginia into the Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology Compact. The requirements of the compact are unknown, and the board declined to begin a regulatory process related to licensure requirements prior to the compact determining and communicating requirements for licensure in member states.
Agency Contact: Leslie L. Knachel, Executive Director, Board of Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico, VA 23233, telephone (804) 597-4130, or email audbd@dhp.virginia.gov.
VA.R. Doc. No. PFR23-15; Filed March 14, 2023, 1:30 p.m.