Medicaid billing navigation for certain school services; DMAS to train local school division staff.
Summary
Department of Medical Assistance Services; Medicaid billing navigation. Directs the Department of Medical Assistance Services to provide training to local school division staff regarding assisting schools in effectively navigating the laws, policies, rules, regulations, and guidelines governing Medicaid billing for reimbursable services rendered at school sites, including the federal Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, and to ensure that all school divisions are able to fully leverage Medicaid funding opportunities to enhance student health services in the Commonwealth. As introduced, this bill was a recommendation of the School Health Services Committee.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2025
Committee Review
Feb 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House of Delegates Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Apr 2026
Introduced Dec 17, 2025
Signed Apr 13, 2026
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What changed between versions
Finance and Appropriations Substitute
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Enrolled
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1 edit
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Mar 12, 2026
MINOR
The bill was finalized as an Enrolled Act, replacing the Senate Substitute header with official legislative text. The primary substantive change is a shift in language regarding DMAS support for schools: the text now explicitly requires 'providing technical assistance' to help schools submit claims, whereas the previous version only mentioned 'assisting' with the process. This clarification ensures DMAS has a defined duty to help schools with the mechanics of billing Medicaid.
REQUIREMENT
Changed the description of DMAS support from general 'assisting school divisions in submitting claims' to the more specific 'providing technical assistance to school divisions on how to submit claims.'
Floor votes · Senate Feb 13, 2026 · House of Delegates Mar 3, 2026
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 39
Feb 13, 2026
D
Democratic20
95% Yea
R
Republican19
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
38
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
3
Apr 13, 2026
Signed into law
Approved by Governor-Chapter 816 (effective 7/1/2026)
executive
Mar 12, 2026
Lower · Passed
Signed by Speaker
lower
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Signed by President
upper
Mar 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB73ER)
upper
Mar 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
House amendment agreed to by Senate (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
Passed House with amendment (79-Y 19-N 0-A)
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Introduced
Engrossed by House as amended
lower
Mar 3, 2026
Lower · Passed
committee amendment agreed to
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Reported from Health and Human Services with amendment(s) (19-Y 2-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) and referring to Appropriations (8-Y 0-N)
lower
Feb 26, 2026
Lower · Passed
House subcommittee offered
lower
Feb 23, 2026
Committee
Assigned sub: Social Services
lower
Feb 19, 2026
Committee
Referred to Committee on Health and Human Services
lower
Feb 16, 2026
Upper · Passed
Read third time and passed Senate Block Vote (39-Y 0-N 0-A)
upper
Feb 13, 2026
Upper · Passed
Passed by for the day
upper
Feb 12, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Finance and Appropriations with substitute (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Feb 5, 2026
Upper · Passed
Reported from Education and Health and rereferred to Finance and Appropriations (15-Y 0-N)
upper
Jan 29, 2026
Committee
Assigned Education sub: Public Education
upper
Dec 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Committee on Education and Health
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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