Summary of Major I/DD Items in the Conference Committee Report
The Budget Conference Committee completed its work on Virginia’s Budget Bill this week and posted their amendments on Wednesday evening. The House and Senate members now have 48 hours to review,...
View ArticleWaiver Redesign Summary, July 2016
Introduction The Arc of Virginia is sending this communication to provide Virginians with developmental disabilities and their families with a comprehensive summary of proposed changes to the...
View ArticleOverview of CMS Home and Community Based Services Regulations
Sharing the latest from the VA Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services . . . In January 2014, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for home and...
View ArticleSummary of Governor McAuliffe’s Proposed Budget
Summary of DD-Related Items in Gov. McAuliffe’s Proposed Budget Waiting List Changes allocation of DD Waiver slots in FY18 Reduces Community Living Waivers for waiting list from 325 to 90 in FY18...
View ArticleUpdate on the State Budget Bills
Summary of the House and Senate budget bills: On Sunday, the House Appropriations Committee (HAC) and the Senate Finance Committee (SFC) released their respective versions of the state budget bill....
View ArticleBudget Update- Training Centers, Waiting Lists and Cost-Sharing
Action Still Needed While Virginia has been making steady progress in its transition to a community-based system since entering into the DOJ Agreement in 2012, actions taken in the Virginia General...
View ArticleBudget Conferees Appointed
Both the House and Senate have appointed the budget conferees. This is the small group of legislators who will negotiate the final budget bill. The conference committee will begin meeting tomorrow...
View ArticleDD Organizations to Money Committees: Oppose Proposals that Keep Training...
Yesterday, several developmental disability (DD) organizations sent a letter to members of the House Appropriations Committee and the Senate Finance Committee expressing concern about budget...
View ArticleState Budget Update: Summary of Conference Committee Report
On February 22, House and Senate budget conferees released their report on Virginia’s budget bill. The House and Senate are scheduled to vote on the budget bill tomorrow evening. The bill will...
View ArticleJoin Us at the Rally to Save Medicaid!
MEDICAID MATTERS! MEDICAID CUTS and CAPS ARE UNACCEPTABLE. THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW. RALLY TO SAVE MEDICAID June 6, 2017 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Capitol Hill, Washington D.C. Download the...
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