§9-3-2. Application for and Granting of State Assistance
Any indigent 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 state assistance in such form and amount, to such extent, and for such period, as authorized by applicable state […]
§9-3-3. Making Application, Investigation and Grant
All persons wishing to make application for any class of welfare assistance shall have an opportunity to do so. Upon receipt of an application for any class of welfare assistance, the department shall make such investigation as may be necessary and as the exigency of the case will permit to determine the eligibility of the […]
§9-3-4. Assignment of Support Obligations
Any recipient of financial assistance under the program of state and federal assistance established by Title IV of the federal Social Security Act of 1965, as amended, or any successor act thereto, shall, as a condition of receiving assistance funded under this part, assign to the Department of Health and Human Resources any right the […]
§9-3-5. Services to Persons Not Otherwise Eligible
The department of welfare may make available the services established under the provisions of section four of this article, to any person not eligible for receipt of public assistance upon application by such person: Provided, That the department may not require such person to use its services. These services may include, but need not be […]
§9-2-13. Judicial Review of Decisions of Contested Cases
(a) For purposes of this section: (1) “Agency” means the Board of Review or the Bureau for Medical Services, as the case may be, that has been named as a party to any proceeding on appeal made pursuant to the provisions of this section.
§9-2-7. State's Participation in Federal Work Incentive Program
The state of West Virginia hereby acknowledges that the Congress of the United States has enacted legislation amending the Social Security Act to permit states to establish work incentive programs. The commissioner is hereby authorized to transfer moneys from any appropriate public assistance grant account under his control to the special fund, administered by the […]
§9-2-8. Information and Referral Services
(a) Each local human services office shall compile, maintain and post a current list of donated food banks and other emergency food providers in the area served by the local food stamp office and refer individuals who need food to local programs that may be able to provide assistance. (b) The department shall use its […]
§9-2-9. Secretary to Develop Medicaid Monitoring and Case Management
(a) The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources shall: (1) Develop a managed care system to monitor the services provided by the Medicaid program to individual clients;
§9-2-9a. Agreements Between the Secretary and Three Higher Education Institutions
Any contract, agreement or memorandum of understanding between the secretary and West Virginia University, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine or Marshall University for services is exempt from the provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code: Provided, That any contract entered into under the provisions of subsection five, section six of this article, […]
§9-2-9c. Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund Created
There is created in the State Treasury a special revenue account to be designated the "Behavioral Mental Health Services Fund" which is an interest-bearing account that may be invested and retain all earnings. On or before August 1, 2010, the State Treasurer shall make a one-time transfer of $14,750,000 from Fund 1509 – Consumer Protection […]