HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 82
(By Delegates Perdue, Hatfield, Tucker, Susman, Marshall,
Longstreth, Moore, Long, Hrutkay, Frederick, DeLong, Webster,
Brown, Rowan, Hall, Ashley, Border, Schadler, Sumner and Lane)
(Originating in the Committee on Health and Human Resources;
referred to the Committee on Rules.)
[Introduced March 1, 2006]
Requesting that the Committee on Government and Finance
study the
Medicaid Waiver Program for the elderly and people with
disabilities in West Virginia.
W
HEREAS
, A crucial need exists for services provided to the
elderly and people with disabilities through the Medicaid Waiver
Program; and
W
HEREAS
, There has been an increase in West Virginia's elderly
population, but a decrease in the number of citizens enrolled in
the Medicaid Aged/Disabled Waiver Program; and
W
HEREAS
, A waiting list to participate in the Medicaid
Aged/Disabled Waiver Program continues to grow in West Virginia;
and
W
HEREAS
, There is a need for a level of services for seniors and
people with disabilities which cannot be met by Medicaid; and
W
HEREAS
, It is in the best interest of all West Virginians to
ensure that our elderly and citizens with disabilities receive the care and services they need; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Legislature hereby requests the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance to study the Medicaid Waiver Program for the
elderly and people with disabilities in West Virginia and the need
for additional state funded home services for this population; and,
be it
Further Resolved, That the Joint Committee on
Government
and Finance report to the regular session of the Legislature, 2007,
on or before the thirty-first day of January, 2007, on its findings,
conclusions and recommendations, together with drafts of any
legislation necessary to effectuate its recommendations; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.