HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 15
(By Delegates Hatfield, Amores, Barker, Beach, Boggs, Brown,
Browning, Burdiss, Cann, Caputo, Craig, DeLong, Doyle, Ennis,
Fleischauer, Fragale, Guthrie, Hartman, Hrutkay, Klempa, Long,
Longstreth, Mahan, Manchin, Marshall, Michael, Miley, Palumbo,
Paxton, Perry, Pethtel, Pino, D. Poling, Proudfoot, Reynolds,
Shaver, Shook, Spencer, Stalnaker, Stemple, Swartzmiller, Varner,
Webster, Wells, White, Williams, Wysong and Yost)
[Introduced February 2, 2007.]
Urging the West Virginia Congressional Delegation to support the
reauthorization of the West Virginia Children's Health
Insurance Program.
Whereas, The West Virginia House of Delegates regards the
health of children to be of paramount importance to families in our
State; and
Whereas, The West Virginia House of Delegates regards poor
child health as a threat to the educational achievement, social and
psychological well-being of the children of our State; and
Whereas, The West Virginia House of Delegates considers
protecting the health of our children to be essential to the well-
being of our youngest citizens and the quality of life in our State; and
Whereas, The West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program,
which has enrolled more than 87,000 uninsured children since its
inception in 1998, to be an integral part of the arrangements for
health benefits for the children of the State of West Virginia; and
Whereas, The West Virginia House of Delegates considers the
federal funding available for the West Virginia Children's Health
Insurance Program to be indispensable to providing health benefits
for children of modest means; therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Delegates:
That the House of Delegates urges the Members of West
Virginia's Delegation to the United State Congress to ensure that
the Congress timely reauthorizes the State Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP) to assure federal funding for the West Virginia Children's
Health Insurance Program; and, be it
Further Resolved, The House of Delegates urges the Governor to
use his best efforts to work with the West Virginia delegation to
ensure that SCHIP is reauthorized in a timely manner; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates proclaims that
all components of State government should work together with
educators, health care providers, social workers, and parents to
ensure that all available public and private assistance for
providing health benefits to uninsured children in this State be used to the maximum extent possible; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the House of Delegates urges the
Governor to use his best efforts to provide meaningful assistance
to help identify and enroll children who qualify for Medicaid or
the West Virginia Children's Health Insurance Program; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates
forward a certified copy of this resolution to the President of the
United States, the Secretary of the United States Department of
Health and Human Services, the President of United States Senate,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Secretary of the
United States Senate, the Clerk of the United States House of
Representatives and West Virginia's congressional delegation.
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