{"data":{"id":"us-va/12vac30-50-180","jurisdiction":"us-va","citation":"12VAC30-50-180","heading":"Clinic services","body":"A. Reimbursement for induced abortions is provided in only those cases in which there would be a substantial endangerment of life to the mother if the fetus were carried to term.\n\nB. Clinic services means preventive, diagnostic, therapeutic, rehabilitative, or palliative items or services that:\n\n1. Are provided to outpatients;\n\n2. Are provided by a facility that is not part of a hospital but is organized and operated to provide medical care to outpatients; and\n\n3. Except in the case of nurse-midwife services, as specified in 42 CFR 440.165, are furnished by or under the direction of a physician or dentist.\n\nC. Reimbursement to community mental health clinics for  psychotherapy services is provided only when performed by a qualified therapist. For purposes of this section, a qualified therapist is:\n\n1. A licensed physician who has completed three years of post-graduate residency training in psychiatry; or\n\n2. An individual licensed by one of the boards administered by the Department of Health Professions to provide  psychotherapy services including: (i) a licensed clinical  psychologist; (ii) a LMHP-RP, as defined in 12VAC30-50-130; (iii) a licensed psychiatric nurse  practitioner; (iv) a licensed clinical social  worker; (v) a LMHP-S, as defined in 12VAC30-50-130; (vi) a licensed professional  counselor; (vii) a LMHP-R, as defined in 12VAC30-50-130; (viii) a clinical nurse  specialist-psychiatric; (ix) a licensed marriage and family therapists.\n\nD. Addiction and recovery treatment services shall be covered in clinics consistent with 12VAC30-130-5000 et seq.","path":["Title 12. Health","Agency 30. Department of Medical Assistance Services","Chapter 50. Amount, Duration, and Scope of Medical and Remedial Care Services","Part III. Amount, Duration, and Scope of Services"],"source_url":"https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title12/agency30/chapter50/section180/","current_through":"2026 Regular Session (effective July 1, 2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T04:50:55Z","sha256":"1c81dafb11ac24d60d7dd04dc62b719fb2a935f8b59b4aa5e04648bfddd79eed","source_id":"us-va-vac","stale":false,"prev":"us-va/12vac30-50-170","next":"us-va/12vac30-50-190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}