Notice Sent to Medicaid RECIPIENTS from DMAS Today

July 23, 2026

Important Notice About Your Medicaid/FAMIS Services: Changes to Community Stabilization
and Mobile Crisis Response Services

The purpose of this notice is to inform you of upcoming changes to your Virginia Medicaid benefits.

Virginia has enacted a new budget law called the 2026 Appropriation Act. It tells Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) to make two changes to your Medicaid/FAMIS benefits.

• Change 1: DMAS will stop paying for a service called Community Stabilization.
• Change 2: DMAS will shorten a service called Mobile Crisis Response. Currently, you can receive up to 8 hours of service at one time. Soon, that number will reduce to 4 hours.
  
  

These changes have not started yet. First, a federal agency called the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) must say yes. After CMS says yes, DMAS will send you a letter with the exact start dates for these changes.