Category: Announcement

Virginia Medicaid & VA MAP – What You Need to Know

Posted on by DDP PR Coordinator

Federal funding rules say that the Virginia Medication Assistance Program (VA MAP) can’t pay for client care if there is another way of paying for it. This includes Medicaid. This is not a new rule.

If you meet all of the eligibility requirements for Virginia Medicaid, VA MAP cannot provide you with medication. With limited funds, VDH must apply this rule strictly to ensure as many clients as possible can get their medicines. Clients have a limited amount of time to enroll in Medicaid before losing medication coverage.

The VDH VA MAP program is holding several informational sessions in the next few days.

For more details on informational sessions, or to find the client letter with full details on the VA MAP/Medicaid transition, visit the VA MAP web page (this information is under the Recent Announcements tab).

Virginia Ryan White Part B Resources

Posted on by DDP PR Coordinator

The Virginia Department of Health’s Division of Disease Prevention (DDP) has updated its website with a list of community-based care and treatment resources as well as provider and client FAQs (frequently asked questions).

This information may be helpful to clients, providers, and other stakeholders affected by recent changes in the program or for those who want more information.

Clients with questions can contact:

    • Any Ryan White Part B provider,
    • their case managers, or
    • the VDH Medication Eligibility Hotline: (855) 362-0658.

Direct press inquiries regarding Ryan White Services to the VDH Newsroom.

Bicillin Delivery Program

Posted on by DDP PR Coordinator

The VDH Division of Disease Prevention has set up a process for providers who do not have Bicillin and have identified a case of syphilis in a high-priority patient to request free doses.

High-priority patients are those who fall into one of the categories below:

    • pregnant or pregnancy unknown (women of reproductive age)
    • neonate
    • allergic to Doxycycline or other case by case basis (provider must submit rationale which will be reviewed)

VDH has released a clinician letter on July 24 with additional details about a recent voluntary manufacturer recall and supply shortages of Benzathine Penicillin, or Bicillin L-A.  Read the full letter online. 

Contact Oana Vasiliu at oana.vasiliu@vdh.virginia.gov, or Bryan Collins, at bryan.collins@vdh.virginia.gov, with any questions about accessing VDH Bicillin.

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