Substance abuse treatment or recovery service providers that accept Medicaid shall give pregnant women priority in accessing services and shall not refuse access to services solely due to pregnancy as long as the provider's services are appropriate for pregnant women.
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources shall contact West Virginia’s surrounding states to discuss the creation of a compact. This compact would enable each states’ health care providers to be eligible to be paid for services provided to the other states’ Medicaid participants. (b) The Secretary shall provide a report […]
(a) A ground emergency medical transportation services provider, owned, operated by, or providing services under contract to, the state, or a city, a county, or city and county, that provides services to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries is eligible for supplemental reimbursement. (b) An eligible provider’s supplemental reimbursement shall be calculated and paid as follows: (1) […]
(a) “Eligible services” means acute care, including medical, pharmacy, dental, and behavioral health services. (b) The secretary shall transition to a capitated Medicaid program for a child classified as a foster child and a child placed in foster care under Title IV-E of the Social Security Act who is living in the state by January […]
The Medicaid plan, which issues, renews, amends, or adjusts a plan, policy, contract, or agreement on or after July 1, 2021, shall provide reimbursement for a telehealth service at a rate negotiated between the provider and the insurance company for virtual telehealth encounters. The Medicaid plan, which issues, renews, amends, or adjusts a plan, policy, […]
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Department” means the Department of Health and Human Resources.
A recipient of any class of welfare assistance shall not be deemed a pauper by reason of the receipt of such assistance.
(a) The Bureau for Medical Services shall develop, seek approval of, and implement a Medicaid state plan amendment as necessary and appropriate to effectuate a system of certified community behavioral health clinics (CCBHCs). (b) The Bureau for Medical Services, in partnership with the Department of Health and Human Resources Bureau for Behavioral Health, shall establish […]
Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain, or aids or abets an applicant or recipient in obtaining or attempting to obtain, by means of a willfully false statement or misrepresentation or by impersonation of any other fraudulent device: (1) Any class of welfare assistance to which the applicant or recipient is not entitled; or
Within such limitations as may be imposed by applicable federal laws, rules and regulations, the department of welfare shall make available for public inspection by the thirtieth day of each month a separate alphabetical list of the names and addresses of all persons receiving any class of welfare assistance in the form of cash grants […]
The Attorney General of the state and his assistants, and the prosecuting attorneys of the various counties shall render to the commissioner, without additional compensation, such legal services as he shall require of them in the discharge of his duties. This section shall not be construed to prohibit the department from developing plans for cooperation […]
Health officers, physicians, and nurses employed by the county shall, at the request of the commissioner, make home visits to indigent persons.
The commissioner and employees of the department of welfare shall have the power and authority to administer oaths, examine witnesses and take and certify affidavits in any matter or thing pertaining to the business of the department of welfare.
The commissioner and every duly appointed hearing examiner shall have the power to apply, on behalf of any party, to the circuit court of the county in which the hearing is to be held, or the circuit court in which the subpoena or subpoena duces tecum is to be served, or the judge of either […]
(a) When the Investigations and Fraud Management Division of the Office of the Inspector General, which is charged with investigating welfare fraud and intra-agency employee misconduct, has credible information that indicates a person has engaged in an act or activity related to Department of Health and Human Resources programs, benefits or intra-agency employee misconduct which […]
(a) For the purposes of this section: “Direct burial” means the removal of the remains from the place of death; casket for the deceased and transportation to a West Virginia cemetery. “Direct cremation” includes the removal of the remains from the place of death; container; and crematory fees. “Spouse” means the person to whom the […]
