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The purpose of the annual review is to determine (i) if the available covered medications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and (ii) whether the Department of Medical Assistance Services should seek to expand coverage for additional medications, treatments, or services.\n\nB\n\nWhen conducting the annual review required by this section, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall solicit and consider input from the general public, with specific emphasis on input from persons or groups with knowledge and experience in the area of sickle cell disease treatment.\n\nC\n\nBy November 15 of each year, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall prepare and submit a report that details the Department’s findings from the annual review required by this section, as well as any recommendations to the General Assembly based upon those findings, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. The report shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website and the Department’s website.\n\n","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":1337673,"text":"The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall conduct an annual review of all medications, services, and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease available to individuals with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease who are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The purpose of the annual review is to determine (i) if the available covered medications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and (ii) whether the Department of Medical Assistance Services should seek to expand coverage for additional medications, treatments, or services.","type":"section","prefixes":["A"],"prefix":"A","entire_prefix":"A","prefix_anchor":"A","level":1,"next_prefix":"B"},"1":{"id":1337674,"text":"When conducting the annual review required by this section, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall solicit and consider input from the general public, with specific emphasis on input from persons or groups with knowledge and experience in the area of sickle cell disease treatment.","type":"section","prefixes":["B"],"prefix":"B","entire_prefix":"B","prefix_anchor":"B","level":1,"prior_prefix":"A","next_prefix":"C"},"2":{"id":1337675,"text":"By November 15 of each year, the Department of Medical Assistance Services shall prepare and submit a report that details the Department’s findings from the annual review required by this section, as well as any recommendations to the General Assembly based upon those findings, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. 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This law was first created in 2024. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 306<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":1428527,"object_type":"law","relational_id":359536,"identifier":"32.1-331.06","token":"32.1\/10\/1\/32.1-331.06","url":"\/32.1-331.06\/","edition_id":2,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/32.1-331.06\/","token":"32.1\/10\/1\/32.1-331.06","dublin_core":{"Title":"Annual review of medications and treatment for sickle cell disease; report","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 32.1-331.06","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> The Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services shall conduct an annual review of all medications, services, and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease available to individuals with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease who are eligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The purpose of the annual review is to determine (i) if the available covered medications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of enrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and (ii) whether the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services should seek to expand coverage for additional medications, treatments, or services. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> When conducting the annual review required by this section, the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services shall solicit and consider input from the general public, with specific emphasis on input from persons<\/span> or groups with knowledge and experience in the area of sickle cell disease treatment. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> By November 15 of each year, the Department<\/span> of Medical Assistance Services shall prepare and submit a report that details the Department<\/span>’s findings<\/span> from the annual review required by this section, as well as any recommendations to the General Assembly based upon those findings<\/span>, to the Chairmen of the House Committee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and Health and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. The report shall be submitted for publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the Division of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative documents and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s website and the Department<\/span>’s website. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nANNUAL REVIEW OF MEDICATIONS AND TREATMENT FOR SICKLE CELL DISEASE; REPORT (\u00a7\n32.1-331.06)\n\nA. The Department of Medical Assistance Services shall conduct an annual review\nof all medications, services, and forms of treatment for sickle cell disease\navailable to individuals with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease who are\neligible for coverage under the state plan for medical assistance services. The\npurpose of the annual review is to determine (i) if the available covered\nmedications, treatments, and services are adequate to meet the needs of\nenrollees with a diagnosis of sickle cell disease and (ii) whether the\nDepartment of Medical Assistance Services should seek to expand coverage for\nadditional medications, treatments, or services.\n\nB. When conducting the annual review required by this section, the Department of\nMedical Assistance Services shall solicit and consider input from the general\npublic, with specific emphasis on input from persons or groups with knowledge\nand experience in the area of sickle cell disease treatment.\n\nC. By November 15 of each year, the Department of Medical Assistance Services\nshall prepare and submit a report that details the Department’s findings\nfrom the annual review required by this section, as well as any recommendations\nto the General Assembly based upon those findings, to the Chairmen of the House\nCommittee on Health and Human Services and the Senate Committee on Education and\nHealth and to the Joint Commission on Health Care. The report shall be submitted\nfor publication as a report document as provided in the procedures of the\nDivision of Legislative Automated Systems for the processing of legislative\ndocuments and reports and shall be posted on the General Assembly’s\nwebsite and the Department’s website.\n\nHISTORY: 2024, c. 306.","edition":{"id":2,"name":"2026","slug":"2026","date_created":"2026-07-16 18:40:23","date_modified":"2026-08-02 15:14:36","current":1,"order_by":2,"last_import":"2026-08-02 12:37:30"}}