A Guide to the Correspondence of the Director of the Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 1982-2006 Virginia. Dept. of Medical Assistance Services. Director's Office. 36062, 38033, 39670, 41103, 43704, 44650

A Guide to the Correspondence of the Director of the Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 1982-2006

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 36062, 38033, 39670, 41103, 43704, 44650


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
36062, 38033, 39670, 41103, 43704, 44650
Title
Correspondence of the Director of the Virginia Dept. of Medical Assistance Services 1982-2006
Extent
43.05 cu. ft. (45 boxes)
Creator
Virginia. Dept. of Medical Assistance Services. Director's Office.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Privacy protected and other protected information is considered confidential and is restricted from public access for 75 years. These files are open for access, but files may contain protected health information that must be restricted (see Code of Virginia 2.2-3705.5 and 32.1-127). It will be necessary for an archivist to review unprocessed material for confidential protected health information for removal or redaction before files can be used by patrons for research purposes or before any copies of records can be made for patrons.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Virginia. Dept. of Medical Assistance Services. Director's Office. Correspondence, 1982-2006. Accessions 36062, 38033, 39670, 41103, 43704, and 44650. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 1998 October 26 [Acc. 36062]; Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 2001 April 3 [Acc. 38033]; Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 2002 June 19 [Acc. 39670]; Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 2004 April 11 [Acc. 41103]; Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 2008 April 9 [Acc. 43704]; and Transferred from the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, 2009 November 23 [Acc. 44650].

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards. The original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical Information

In 1965 President Johnson signed into law a bill creating the Medicare and Medicaid programs of the Social Security Act. The following year the General Assembly authorized the development of a medical assistance program (Medicaid) to provide comprehensive health care services to Virginia's poor. Virginia's Medicaid program became operational in 1969 under the Dept. of Health and in 1985 a separate organization entity, the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, was created to administer the program, which was the sole function of the DMAS until 1989.

The mission of the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services is to provide information, expertise and policy recommendations that enable policy makers to plan for the provision of indigent health care services and to administer the financing of health care services to ensure access to those services for eligible persons within applicable laws and available sources. The Department strives to ensure that the categorically and medically needy citizens of the Commonwealth have financial access to cost effective, comprehensive health care delivery systems by administering the following: Medicaid program, Indigent Health Care Trust Fund, State and Local Hospital Program, Involuntary Commitment Program, Regular Assisted Living Payment for Residents of Adult Homes, Health Premium Assistance Program for HIV-positive Individuals, and the Virginia Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan Trust Fund. The Department also ensures that services are medically necessary and of acceptable quality and that services and payments are in compliance with state, federal and program regulations.

Directors include: Bruce Kozlowski (1988-1994), Robert Metcalf (1994-1996), Joseph Teefey (1997), Robert Lauterberg (1998), Dennis Smith (1998-2001), C. Mack Brankley, Acting (2001), Eric S. Bell (2001-2002), Patrick W. Finnerty (2002-). Deputy Directors include: Bruce Kozlowski (1984-1988), Patricia Watt (1989-1991), David Coronado (1991), Patricia Godbout (1991-1994), and Howard P. Estes (1998-).

Scope and Content

Correspondence and subject files, 1982-1998, of the directors and deputy directors of the Dept. of Medical Assistance Services, including correspondence, financial records, newsletters, reports, and other sundry materials. Includes correspondence from the American Public Welfare Association, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services, U.S. Health Care Financing Administration, and constituents, among others. Also included are Medicaid newsletters, 1994-1995. Topics include benefits and services, child care and family planning, Governor's drug control strategy, health care reform, health care costs, medical equipment and supplies, nursing homes, prescription drugs, transplantation services, among others.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Correspondence, 1984-1996 [Accession 36062]; Series II: Correspondence, 1982-1998 [Accession 38033]; Series III: Correspondence, 1993-1999 [Accession 39670]; Series IV: Correspondence, 1993-1999 [Accession 41103]; Series V: Correspondence, 1995-2002 [Accession 43704]; Series VI: Correspondence, 2001-2006 [Accession 44650].

Contents List

Series I: Correspondence [Accession 36062] , 1984-1996
Boxes 1-9
Extent: 8.35 cu. ft. (9 boxes).
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Series II: Correspondence [Accession 38033] , 1982-1985
Boxes 1-2
Extent: 1.35 cu. ft. (2 boxes).
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Series III: Correspondence [Accession 39670] , 1982-1998
Boxes 1-6
Extent: 6 cu. ft. (6 boxes).
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Series IV: Correspondence [Accession 41103] , 1993-1999
Boxes 1-6
Extent: 6 cu. ft. (6 boxes).
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Series V: Correspondence [Accession 43704] , 1995-2002
Boxes 1-11
Extent: 11 cu. ft. (11 boxes).
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Series VI: Correspondence [Accession 44650] , 2001-2006
Boxes 1-11
Extent: 10.35 cu. ft. (11 boxes).
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