DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Proposed Enforcement Action for Town of Colonial Beach
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to issue a consent special order to the Town of Colonial Beach for alleged violation of the State Water Control Law at 2301 McKinney Boulevard, Colonial Beach, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the office listed or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. DEQ will accept comments by email or postal mail from July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024.
Contact Information: Jeff Reynolds, Regional Enforcement Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, 4949-A Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, telephone (804) 720-4754, or email jefferson.reynolds@deq.virginia.gov.
Proposed Enforcement Action for Town of Kenbridge, Kenbridge Storage Tank Program
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to issue a consent special order to the Town of Kenbridge for alleged violation of the State Water Control Law at Kenbridge Storage Tank Program, 171 Maple Street, Kenbridge, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the office listed or at www.deq.virginia.gov. DEQ will accept comments by email or postal mail from July 1, 2024, to July 30, 2024.
Contact Information: Jeff Reynolds, Regional Enforcement Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, 4949A Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, telephone (804) 720-4754, or email jefferson.reynolds@deq.virginia.gov.
Proposed Enforcement Action for Powhatan County, Fighting Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to issue a consent special order to Powhatan County for alleged violation of the State Water Control Law at the Fighting Creek wastewater treatment facility, 2040 Anderson Highway, Powhatan County, Virginia. A description of the proposed action is available at the office listed or at www.deq.virginia.gov. DEQ will accept comments by email or postal mail from July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2024.
Contact Information: Jeff Reynolds, Regional Enforcement Manager, Department of Environmental Quality, 4949A Cox Road, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, telephone (804) 720-4754, or email jefferson.reynolds@deq.virginia.gov.
Proposed Enforcement Action for Town of Pulaski
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) proposes to issue an enforcement action for the Town of Pulaski for violations of various sanitary sewer overflow locations in Pulaski, Virginia to address noncompliance with the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) Permit Regulations. A description of the proposed action is available at the office listed or online at www.deq.virginia.gov. DEQ will accept comments by email or postal mail from July 1, 2024, through July 31, 2024.
Contact Information: Timothy Fletcher, Department of Environmental Quality, Blue Ridge Regional Office, 901 Russell Drive, Salem, VA 24153, telephone (540) 524-0665, or email timothy.fletcher@deq.virginia.gov.
COMMISSION ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Mandates Assessment Schedule for Fiscal Year 2025
The Commission on Local Government has approved the FY25 Mandates Assessment Schedule for all state agencies that administer mandates on local governments. It can be found at https://www.dhcd.virginia.gov/agency-assessment-mandates-local-government.
The completed mandate assessments will be considered periodically by the commission at its regular meetings throughout the fiscal year.
Contact Information: LeGrand Northcutt, Senior Policy Analyst, Department of Housing and Community Development, Main Street Center, 600 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 310-7151, FAX (804) 371-7090, or email legrand.northcutt@dhcd.virginia.gov.
BOARD OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Opportunity for Review for the Renewal of § 1115 Demonstration: Five-Year Extension Request
Pursuant to 42 CFR 431.408, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) is providing a notice of intent to submit to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) a request to extend for five years its Medicaid § 1115 Demonstration Waiver, Building and Transforming Coverage, Services, and Supports for a Healthier Virginia Demonstration. DMAS is providing an opportunity for members of the public to review the extension.
Virginia's Building and Transforming Coverage, Services, and Supports for a Healthier Virginia Demonstration has three components. It provides substance use disorder (SUD) benefits to Medicaid beneficiaries who are short-term residents in residential treatment facilities (RTFs) that meet the definition of an institution for mental disease (IMD). The waiver provides coverage for former foster care youth (FFCY) younger than 26 years of age who were in foster care under the responsibility of another state on the date they turned 18 years of age. The waiver also contains high needs supports benefits, which include (i) a work and community engagement program for certain adult populations, (ii) a health and wellness program that includes premiums and cost-sharing designed to promote healthy behavior for certain adult populations between 100% and 138% of the federal poverty level, and (iii) a housing and employment supports benefit for high-need populations.
DMAS plans to extend the Building and Transforming Coverage, Services, and Supports for a Healthier Virginia Waiver that is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2024. Through this extension, Virginia plans to request to (i) continue to provide SUD benefits, including SUD treatment services to Medicaid beneficiaries who are short-term residents in RTFs that meet the definition of an IMD; (ii) update the authority to specify that DMAS provides Medicaid coverage for FFCY up to age 26 years who aged out of foster care in another state and now reside in Virginia, provided the member turned 18 years of age prior to January 1, 2023; and (iii) sunset the high needs supports benefits because the Virginia General Assembly has not provided funding that has enabled these services to be implemented.
The full public notice; draft Building and Transforming Coverage, Services, and Supports for a Healthier Virginia Extension Application; and information regarding the Demonstration Extension Application are available at https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/about-us/1115-demonstration-waiver/. DMAS will update the website throughout the public comment and application process.
DMAS will submit a revised application to CMS. Public comments contributed prior to the comment deadline of June 29 will be posted on the DMAS website along with the demonstration extension application when it is submitted to CMS.
Contact Information: Jason Lowe, Behavioral Health Integration Advisor, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 659-8732, or email jason.lowe@dmas.virginia.gov.
Opportunity for Review of Eligibility Manual Draft Transmittal
A draft of Transmittal #DMAS-32, which includes policy clarifications, updates, and revisions is available at https://dmas.virginia.gov/for-applicants/eligibility-guidance/transmittals/ for public review.
Contact Information: Emily McClellan, Regulatory Manager, Division of Policy and Research, Department of Medical Assistance Services, 600 East Broad Street, Suite 1300, Richmond, VA 23219, telephone (804) 371-4300, FAX (804) 786-1680, TDD (800) 343-0634, or email emily.mcclellan@dmas.virginia.gov.
VIRGINIA CODE COMMISSION
Notice to State Agencies
Contact Information: Mailing Address: Virginia Code Commission, Pocahontas Building, 900 East Main Street, 8th Floor, Richmond, VA 23219; Telephone: (804) 698-1810; Email: varegs@dls.virginia.gov.
Meeting Notices: Section 2.2-3707 C of the Code of Virginia requires state agencies to post meeting notices on their websites and on the Commonwealth Calendar at https://commonwealthcalendar.virginia.gov.
Cumulative Table of Virginia Administrative Code Sections Adopted, Amended, or Repealed: A table listing regulation sections that have been amended, added, or repealed in the Virginia Register of Regulations since the regulations were originally published or last supplemented in the print version of the Virginia Administrative Code is available at http://register.dls.virginia.gov/documents/cumultab.pdf.
Filing Material for Publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations: Agencies use the Regulation Information System (RIS) to file regulations and related items for publication in the Virginia Register of Regulations. The Registrar's office works closely with the Department of Planning and Budget (DPB) to coordinate the system with the Virginia Regulatory Town Hall. RIS and Town Hall complement and enhance one another by sharing pertinent regulatory information