CODE OF VIRGINIA

MEDICAID INNOVATION AND REFORM COMMISSION; MEMBERSHIP; TERMS; COMPENSATION AND
EXPENSES; DEFINITION (§ 30-347)

A. The Medicaid Innovation and Reform Commission (the Commission) is established
as a commission in the legislative branch of state government. The purpose of
the Commission shall be to review, recommend and approve innovation and reform
proposals affecting the implementation of Title XIX and Title XXI of the Social
Security Act, including eligibility and financing for proposals set out in Item
307 of Chapter 806 of the 2013 Acts of Assembly. Specifically, the Commission
shall review (i) the development of reform proposals; (ii) progress in obtaining
federal approval for reforms such as benefit design, service delivery, payment
reform, and quality and cost containment outcomes; and (iii) implementation of
reform measures.

B. The Commission shall consist of 12 members as follows: the chair of the House
Committee on Appropriations, or his designee, and four members of the House
Committee on Appropriations appointed by the chair and the chair of the Senate
Finance Committee, or his designee, and four members of the Senate Finance
Committee appointed by the chair. In addition, the Secretaries of Finance and
Health and Human Resources shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the
Commission.

C. Members shall serve terms coincident with their terms of office. Vacancies
for unexpired terms shall be filled in the same manner as the original
appointments. Members may be reappointed for successive terms.

D. 

   1.  The members of the Commission shall elect a chairman and vice chairman
   annually. A majority of the voting members of the Commission shall constitute
   a quorum.  The meetings of the Commission shall be held at the call of the
   chairman or whenever the majority of the members so request. The Commission
   shall meet bimonthly beginning in June 2013, or as soon as possible
   thereafter.

   2.  An affirmative vote by three of the five members of the Commission from
   the House of Delegates and three of the five members of the Commission from
   the Senate shall be required to endorse any reform proposal to amend the State
   Plan for Medical Assistance under Title XIX of the Social Security Act, and
   any waivers thereof, to implement coverage for newly eligible individuals
   pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1396d(y)(1)[2010] of the Patient Protection and
   Affordable Care Act.

E. Legislative members of the Commission shall receive such compensation as
provided in§ 30-19.12, and nonlegislative members shall receive such
compensation as provided in § 2.2-2813.

HISTORY: 2013, c. 806.