H. B. 2260

                        (By Delegates Ellington, Householder, Arvon, Kurcaba, Stansbury,

                                                            Sobonya and Summers)

                        [Introduced January 23, 2015; referred to the

                        Committee on Health and Human Resources then Finance.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-24, relating to managed care.

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 §9-5-24, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

§9-5-24. Prohibiting certain changes to managed care.

            Neither the department, or its Bureau of Medical Services shall apply for a federal waiver necessary to gain federal approval to either add a new Medicaid benefit category or to add an additional Medicaid eligibility group to the Medicaid managed care program without legislation authorizing the submission of such waiver.

            NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the Department of Health and Human Resources from expanding the managed care population without authorization from the Legislature.

            This section is new; therefore, it is completely underscored.