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H. B. 3033

 

         (By Delegates White, Kominar, T. Campbell,

                      Perry and Varner)


         [Introduced February 7, 2011; referred to the

         Committee on the Judiciary.]

 

 

A BILL to amend and reenact §9-2-9b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to human services; and contract procedure for the Medicaid program.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That §9-2-9b of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

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

§9-2-9b. Contract procedure for the Medicaid program; public              advertisement of bids; provisions; rebidding of              certain existing programs.

    (a) The secretary is authorized to may execute a contract to implement professional health care, managed care, transfer risk including agreements with entities licensed under the provisions of chapter thirty-three of the this code or any other state or federal entity, actuarial and health care-related monitoring, quality review/utilization, claims processing and independent professional consultant contracts for the Medicaid program.

    (b) The provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code do not apply to contracts set out in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That the secretary shall comply with the requirements set forth in this section.

    (c) The secretary shall develop procedures and requirements for competitive bidding and the awarding of contracts set out in subsection (a) of this section, which procedures and requirements shall be developed to ensure fairness and integrity in the procurement process, and shall follow best practices and Department of Health and Human Resources, state and federal procurement policies and requirements surrounding solicitations, bids, and proposals and which procedures and requirements shall include, but are not limited to, the following:

    (1) Submitting public notice of bids that ensure broad competition for any contracts greater than $30,000;

    (2) The general terms and conditions for the contract;

    (3) The process for awarding Awarding contracts;

    (4) The description of the commodities and services required for the contract, stated with sufficient clarity to assure that there is a comprehensive understanding of the contract’s scope and requirements; and

    (5) Contract management procedures which will ensure the assessment of contractor performance and compliance with contract requirements on a regular basis as appropriate for the specific contract and no less frequently than on an annual basis for any contract awarded pursuant to the provisions of this section;

    (6) All executed contracts shall be limited to three years with two one year extensions, after which they are rebid in accordance with the provisions of this subsection;

    (7) Providing thirty day prior written notice to the Joint Committee of Government and Finance of the West Virginia Legislature prior to the issuance of any solicitations for all bids, and proposals issued under this section;

    (8) All contracts issued under this section shall be reviewed by the office of the Attorney General for form prior to execution;

    (9) All contracts placed for competitive bid or solicitations must be posted in advance on the Department of Health and Human Resources website, and may also be advertised via various media; and

    (10) In no instance will a sole source procurement process or emergency procurement process be used to circumvent the normal competitive bidding process.

    (d) The awarding of the contract may be based on:

    (1) Best value;

    (2) Low bid;

    (3) Sole source; or

    (4) Any other basis the secretary chooses to award or reject the bid: Provided, That the secretary shall document the basis of any decision made pursuant to the provisions of this subsection.

    (e) The secretary may employ the services of independent professional consultants to assist in preparing solicitations or for the evaluation of any responses to such solicitations: Provided, That the independent professional consultant, or member of his or her immediate family, or business with which he or she is associated may not have any interest in the profits or benefits of the contract for which he or she may participate in the preparation of the solicitation or in the evaluation of the response.

    (f) In order to achieve the goal of competitive bidding, a minimum of three bids is preferred.

    (g) The provisions of article three, chapter five-a of this code do not apply to contracts set out in subsection (a) of this section: Provided, That all solicitations for bids and proposals issued under this section shall be advertised in the state purchasing bulletin and the state Purchasing Division shall cooperate in the placement of any advertisement.

    (f) (h) The secretary may terminate any contract with thirty days’ prior written notice.

    (i) All contracts with managed care companies existing on July 1, 2010 that have been implemented are subject to a new procurement as set forth in this section upon renewal.



    NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to amend the contract procedure for the Medicaid program. It includes public advertisement of bids and rebidding of certain existing programs


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

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