WEST virginia legislature

2017 regular session

Enrolled

Committee Substitute

for

Senate Bill 634

Senators Plymale, Stollings, Sypolt, Takubo, Prezioso, Beach, Clements and Maroney, original sponsors

[Passed April 3, 2017; in effect 90 days from passage]

AN ACT to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-2-9a, relating to exempting certain contracts between the Department of Health and Human Resources and West Virginia University, Marshall University or West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine from state purchasing requirements.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-2-9a, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY.

§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, for the provision of Medicaid services by a risk-bearing entity, is not exempt from the provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code.