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_ 411 Item Details($) Appropriations($) ITEM 288. First Year Second Year First Year Second Year FY2025 FY2026 FY2025 FY2026 WWW. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall amend the Medicaid and CHIP State Plans to authorize prescriptions of contraceptives up to a 12-month supply for eligible beneficiaries in the Medicaid and CHIP programs. The department shall have the authority to promulgate emergency regulations to implement these amendments within 280 days or less from the enactment of this Act. XXX. The Department of Medical Assistance Services, in coordination with the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, shall submit a request to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to amend its 1915(c) Home & Community-Based Services (HCBS) waivers to allow telehealth and virtual and/or distance learning as a permanent service option and accommodation for individuals on the Community Living, Family and Individual Services and Building Independence Waivers. The amendment, at a minimum, shall include all services currently authorized for telehealth and virtual options during the COVID-19 pandemic. The departments shall actively work with the established Developmental Disability Waiver Advisory Committee and other appropriate stakeholders in the development of the amendment including service elements and rate methodologies. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to the completion of the regulatory process. YYY. Effective July 1, 2022, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall have the authority to increase the rates for agency- and consumer-directed personal care, respite and companion services by 7.5 percent to reflect additional increases in the state minimum wage while maintaining the existing differential between consumer-directed and agency- directed rest-of-state rates as well as the northern Virginia and rest-of-state rates. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to completion of any regulatory process to effect such change. ZZZ. Effective July 1, 2022, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall have the authority to amend the State Plan under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and any waivers thereof as necessary to amend coverage of preventive services for adult, full- benefit Medicaid individuals who are not enrolled pursuant to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) to align with the preventive services coverage provided under the PPACA. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to the completion of any regulatory process to effect such changes. AAAA. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall amend the state plans under Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act, and any waivers thereof as necessary to remove all cost sharing, including co-payments, co-insurance, and deductibles for enrollees. Such change shall be effective April 1, 2022, or upon expiration of the federal public health emergency related to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, whichever is earlier. The department shall have the authority to implement this change prior to the completion of any regulatory process to effect such changes. BBBB.1. Effective July 1, 2022, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) shall have the authority to increase Medicaid Title XIX and CHIP Title XXI reimbursement rates for dental services by 30 percent. The department shall have the authority to implement these reimbursement changes prior to the completion of any regulatory process to effect such changes. 2. Effective July 1, 2024, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall have the authority to increase Medicaid Title XIX and CHIP Title XXI reimbursement rates for dental services by three percent. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to completion of any regulatory process undertaken in order to effect such change. CCCC. Effective July 1, 2022, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall have the authority to increase Medicaid Title XIX and CHIP Title XXI reimbursement rates for physician primary care services, excluding those provided in emergency departments, to 80 percent of the federal FY 2021 Medicare equivalent as calculated by the department and consistent with the appropriation available for this purpose. The department shall have the authority to implement these changes prior to the completion of any regulatory process to effect such changes. DDDD.1. Appropriation amounting to $175,793,045 in FY 2023 and $201,197,348 in FY