Plan First

Plan First is Virginia’s FREE family planning program for men and women. Family Planning Services provide education and support to help you decide if or when you want to have a baby. Plan First offers FREE yearly family planning exams, contraceptives, lab testing, family planning education, and more.

Plan First enrollees receive benefits through the Fee For Service model (members will not be enrolled in a managed care plan).

What's Covered:

• Yearly family planning exam
  • Pap tests
  • Sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing
  • Lab services for family planning and STI testing
• Family planning education and counseling
• Sterilization procedures
• Prescription contraceptives
• Over-the-counter (OTC) contraceptives*
• Transportation to covered family planning services

*Always need to have a doctors order for any OTC contraceptive

Who is eligible:

Men and Women may be eligible if they:

• Are US citizens or qualified legal immigrants
• Live in Virginia
• Meet the monthly income limits

How Do I Apply?

To find out if you may qualify for Plan First, answer the questions on the Screening Tool on the Am I Eligible? page. If, after using the Screening Tool, you think you may qualify, there are four easy ways to apply.

1. Apply online at www.commonhelp.virginia.gov or
2. Call Cover Virginia at 1-855-242-8282 to apply on the phone or
3. Print out and complete a paper application (Spanish version available here) and mail it to your local Department of Social Services or
4. Visit your local Department of Social Services in the town or county in which you live.

What if I have other health care needs?

Plan First pays for family planning services only. If you get sick or need treatment for other medical conditions, you can go to a Community Health Center that provides primary care on a sliding fee scale based on your income. To locate a Community Health Center near you, click here.

Plan First Providers

• Search for a Plan First (Family Planning) Provider
• Find your local Family Planning clinic

Resource Materials

• Plan First Brochure - English
• Plan First Brochure - Spanish
• Plan First Brochure for Pregnant/Postpartum Women - English
• Plan First Brochure for Pregnant/Postpartum Women - Spanish
• Member Fact Sheet - English
• Member Fact Sheet - Spanish
• Immigrant Eligibility Information - English
• Immigrant Eligibility Information - Spanish