# 12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-50-20: 12VAC30-50-20. Services provided to the categorically needy without limitation > Virginia · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_30_50_20 ## Section - **Citation:** 12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-50-20 - **Heading:** 12VAC30-50-20. Services provided to the categorically needy without limitation - **Jurisdiction:** Virginia - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Virginia Administrative Code / Title 12 Health / Agency 30 Department of Medical Assistance Services / Chapter 50 / 12VAC30-50-20 ## Text The following services as described in Part III ( 12VAC30-50-100 et seq.) of this chapter are provided to the categorically needy without limitation: 1. Nursing facility services (other than services in an institution for mental diseases) for individuals 21 years of age or older. 2. Services for individuals 65 years of age or older in institutions for mental diseases: inpatient hospital services; skilled nursing facility services; and services in an intermediate care facility. 3. Intermediate care facility services (other than such services in an institution for mental diseases) for persons determined, in accordance with § 1902(a)(31)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act), to be in need of such care, including such services in a public institution (or distinct part thereof) for persons with intellectual or developmental disability or related conditions. 4. Hospice care (in accordance with § 1905(o) of the Act). 5. Any other medical care and any type of remedial care recognized under state law, specified by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services: care and services provided in religious nonmedical health care institutions, nursing facility services for patients younger than 21 years of age, or emergency hospital services. 6. Private health insurance premiums, coinsurance, and deductibles when cost effective (pursuant to P.L. No. 101-508 § 4402). 7. Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) services are provided for eligible individuals as an optional State Plan service for categorically needy individuals without limitation. 8. Pursuant to P.L. No. 111-148 § 4107, counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women shall be covered. a. Counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women means diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy (including the coverage of prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents approved by the U.S tation. 8. Pursuant to P.L. No. 111-148 § 4107, counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women shall be covered. a. Counseling and pharmacotherapy for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women means diagnostic, therapy, and counseling services and pharmacotherapy (including the coverage of prescription and nonprescription tobacco cessation agents approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration) for cessation of tobacco use by pregnant women who use tobacco products or who are being treated for tobacco use that is furnished (i) by or under the supervision of a physician, (ii) by any other health care professional who is legally authorized to provide tobacco cessation services under state law and is authorized to provide Medicaid coverable services other than tobacco cessation services, or (iii) by any other health care professional who is legally authorized to provide tobacco cessation services under state law and who is specifically designated by the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services in federal regulations for this purpose. b. No cost sharing shall be applied to these services. In addition to other services that are covered for pregnant women, 12VAC30-50-510 also provides for other smoking cessation services that are covered for pregnant women. 9. Inpatient psychiatric facility services and residential psychiatric treatment services (including therapeutic group homes and psychiatric residential treatment facilities) for individuals younger than 21 years of age. 10. Coverage of routine patient cost for items and services as defined in § 1905(gg) of the Social Security Act (42 USC § 1396 et seq.) that are furnished in connection with participation in a qualifying clinical trial. ## Nearby sections - [12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-50-10 12VAC30-50-10. Services provided to the categorically needy with limitations](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_VA_ADC_12_30_50_10.md) - [12 Va. Admin. Code § 30-50-20 12VAC30-50-20. 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