WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE

2022 REGULAR SESSION

Introduced

House Bill 4609

By Delegate Rohrbach

[Introduced February 10, 2022; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-29, relating to specifying services that shall be provided by the traumatic brain injury waiver program. 

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

§9-5-29. Traumatic Brain Injury Waiver Program.

(a) The Bureau for Medical Services shall establish a program for persons with traumatic brain injuries. The traumatic brain injury waiver program shall provide home and community-based waiver services.

(b) The program may, subject to legislative appropriation, provide:

(1) The following services to persons with traumatic brain injuries:

(2) Treatment during the day on an outpatient basis;

(3) Care provided in a facility operated and maintained to furnish food, shelter, assistance and limited supervision;

(4) Care provided in the home;

(5) Instruction in the skills required for independent living;

(6) Placement for jobs;

(7) Counseling and treatment for substance use disorders;

(8) Support services for families of persons with traumatic brain injuries; and

(9) Disseminated information for the prevention of traumatic brain injuries.

NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to provide the specific services that are provided by the traumatic brain injury waiver.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.