§9-4A-2a. Medical Services Trust Fund
(a) The Legislature finds and declares that certain dedicated revenues should be preserved in trust for the purpose of stabilizing the state's Medicaid program and providing services for future federally mandated population groups in conjunction with federal reform. (b) There is hereby created a special account within the Department of Health and Human Resources, which […]
§9-4A-2b. Expansion of Coverage to Children and Terminally Ill
(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that steps be taken to expand coverage to children and the terminally ill and to pay for this coverage by fully utilizing federal funds. To achieve this intention, the Department of Health and Human Resources shall undertake the following: (1) The department shall provide a streamlined application […]
§9-4A-4. Legislative Reports
(a) The secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources shall make an annual report to the Legislature on the use of the Medicaid uncompensated care fund. (b) The health care cost review authority shall make an annual report to the Legislature on the impact of improved Medicaid inpatient payments resulting from the fund […]
§9-4B-1. Definitions
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 […]
§9-4-3. Advisory Council
(a) The advisory council, created by chapter one hundred forty-three, Acts of the Legislature, regular session, 1953, as an advisory body to the state Medicaid Agency with respect to the medical services fund and disbursements therefrom and to advise about health and medical services, is continued so long as the medical services fund remains in […]
§9-4-4. State General Relief Fund
The special fund known as the "General Relief Fund of ……………….. County," established by chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, 1936, shall be abolished as of June 30, 1972. The state general relief fund, established by chapter one, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, 1936, shall be continued and the fiscal […]
§9-4A-1. Legislative Findings
The Legislature finds and declares the following: (a) Federal Medicaid laws encourage special recognition of disproportionate share hospitals for Medicaid reimbursement purposes. (b) These same federal laws permit and encourage the state to fund the Medicaid program through flexible means, including public and private contributions to serve as the state share for purposes of federal […]
§9-3-6. Program for Drug Screening of Applicants for Cash Assistance
(a) As used in this section: (1) “Applicant” means a person who is applying for benefits from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program.
§9-4-2. Medical Services Fund
The special fund known as the State of West Virginia public assistance medical services fund established by chapter one hundred forty-three, acts of the Legislature, regular session, one thousand nine hundred fifty-three, as amended by chapter two, acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, one thousand nine hundred sixty, and chapter forty-nine, acts of the […]
§9-3-1. Application for and Granting of Federal-State or Federal Assistance
Any person domiciled in this state, who shall make, or have made in his or her behalf, an application therefor and who is otherwise in all respects qualified to receive the same, shall be granted federal-state assistance or federal assistance in such form and amount, to such extent, and for such period, as authorized by […]