Section 40. Covered services

A. Services provided under the family planning waiver are limited to:

1. Family planning office visits including annual gynecological or physical exams (one per 12 months), sexually transmitted diseases (STD) testing, cervical cancer screening tests (limited to one every six months);

2. Laboratory services for family planning and STD testing;

3. Family planning education and counseling;

4. Contraceptives approved by the Food and Drug Administration, including diaphragms, contraceptive injectables, and contraceptive implants;

5. Over-the-counter contraceptives; and

6. Sterilizations, not to include hysterectomies.

B. Services not covered under the family planning waiver include, but are not limited to:

1. Performance of, counseling for, or recommendations of abortions;

2. Infertility treatments;

3. Procedures performed for medical reasons;

4. Performance of a hysterectomy; and

5. Transportation to a family planning service.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 19, Issue 25, eff. October 1, 2003; amended, Virginia Register Volume 23, Issue 21, eff. November 1, 2007; Volume 24, Issue 26, eff. October 16, 2008.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-324 and 32.1-325 of the Code of Virginia.