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Who We Are
Welcome to the Department of Medical Assistance Services’ (DMAS) homepage. DMAS is the agency that administers Medicaid and the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in Virginia. The CHIP program in Virginia is called Family Access to Medical Insurance Security (FAMIS). Our mission at DMAS is to provide a system of high quality and cost effective health care services to qualifying Virginians and their families.

DMAS is one of twelve state agencies under the Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources. To learn more about the agency’s vision, values and core functions, please see the DMAS Agency Strategic Plan.

To learn more about the services and people covered by Virginia Medicaid, please click on The VIrginia Medicaid Program: At a Glance. For information about Virginia’s CHIP programs, please see CHIP in Virginia.

Eligibility for Medicaid is based on a combination of financial and non financial requirements. To apply for Virginia Medicaid, please contact the Department of Social Services in the city or county where the applicant lives. To learn more about Virginia’s CHIP program called FAMIS, visit the FAMIS website at www.famis.org.

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