HB 470 VA

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Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid waivers; consumer-directed services; employer of record. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to modify the program rules for consumer-directed services available through certain Medicaid waivers to allow an individual receiving services to serve as the employer of record (EOR) for his own service delivery and designate another individual to perform all or a portion of the duties of the EOR on the individual's behalf when the individual receiving services is unable to perform such duties or direct his own care. The bill specifies that when an individual (i) has not yet reached the age of majority, (ii) is ineligible to use his existing employer identification number (EIN) to facilitate the taxation of benefits, or (iii) is otherwise determined to be ineligible by DMAS by administrative rule, the EIN shall be assigned to the individual receiving services and shall not be transferred to another individual. Under the bill, DMAS has the authority to limit such amendments to specify that an individual receiving services may make such designation no more than twice per calendar year.

• Laura Jane Cohen Democratic · primary

1. Jan 12, 2026 Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-14-2026 26104032D · lower
2. Jan 12, 2026 Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services · lower
3. Jan 15, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB470) · lower
4. Jan 21, 2026 Assigned sub: Social Services · lower
5. Jan 29, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N) · lower
6. Feb 3, 2026 Reported from Health and Human Services and referred to Appropriations (21-Y 1-N) · lower
7. Feb 3, 2026 Assigned HAPP sub: Health & Human Resources · lower
8. Feb 6, 2026 Subcommittee recommends reporting (7-Y 0-N) · lower
9. Feb 9, 2026 Reported from Appropriations (20-Y 0-N) · lower
10. Feb 10, 2026 Fiscal Impact Statement from Department of Planning and Budget (HB470) · lower
11. Feb 11, 2026 Read first time · lower
12. Feb 12, 2026 Read second time and engrossed · lower
13. Feb 13, 2026 Read third time and passed House (93-Y 3-N 0-A) · lower
14. Feb 16, 2026 Constitutional reading dispensed (on 1st reading) · upper
15. Feb 16, 2026 Referred to Committee on Education and Health · upper
16. Feb 26, 2026 Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (13-Y 0-N) · upper
17. Mar 4, 2026 Continued to next session in Finance and Appropriations (12-Y 3-N) · upper

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

• Introduced · PDF
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