Agency
Department of Medical Assistance Services
Board
Board of Medical Assistance Services
 Electronic Access 
Meeting:
Midwife MCO contracting workgroup

 
Meeting Details
Date / Time 10/5/2026  9:00 am
Type Both Physical and Electronic 
Location 600 East Broad Street
Conference rooms 102 A & B
Richmond, VA 23219 
Electronic Access https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/267957061447563?p=kMj67vFf7Qb0JjHVbP
Board Website https://www.dmas.virginia.gov/about-us/boards-and-public-meetings/board-of-medical-assistance-services 
Agenda document pdf Meeting Agenda 9/23/2026   (242k)
Purpose of the meeting
Item 295.XX from the 2026-2028 biennium budget created a workgroup to address barriers certain licensed midwives (CPMs) and licensed certified midwives (CMs) and licensed certified nurse midwives (CNMs) from contracting with managed care organizations (MCOs) through Cardinal Care. The workgroup shall present solutions to address those barriers along with budget requests to the General Assembly by December 1, 2027. This is the first workgroup meeting.
Meeting Scope
 
Public hearing to receive comment on a proposed stage
X
General business of the board
 
Discuss particular regulations / chapters

Contact Information
Name / Title: Allie Atkeson 
Address: 600 E. Broad St., Suite 1300
Richmond, 23219
Email Address: Alexandra.atkeson@dmas.virginia.gov
Telephone: (804)887-0584    FAX: (804)786-1680    TDD: (800)343-0634   
Reasonable accommodations for people with disabilities, such as sign language interpreters and/or real-time captioning services, are available upon request. Please send accommodation requests to the meeting contact as early as possible but no later than seven business days before the date of the meeting.