The following words, when used in this article, have meanings ascribed to them in this section, except in those instances where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) "Board" means the physician/medical practitioner provider Medicaid enhancement board created to develop, review and recommend the physician/medical practitioner provider fee schedule; (b) "Physician provider" means an […]
There is hereby continued the West Virginia physician/medical practitioner provider Medicaid enhancement board to consist of eleven members. The board shall consist of ten members, appointed by the Governor, and the secretary, or his or her designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. The members appointed by the Governor shall include five […]
Each appointed board member shall serve without compensation but shall be reimbursed for the cost of reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in the performance of his or her duties.
(a) The board shall: (1) Develop and recommend a reasonable physician/medical practitioner provider fee schedule that conforms with federal Medicaid laws and remains within the limits of annual funding available to the single state agency for the Medicaid program. In developing the fee schedule, the board may refer to a nationally published regional specific fee […]
The physician provider fee schedule, as adopted by the single state agency through recommendations by the board, becomes effective on January 1, 1992.
