WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 4001
By Delegate Summers
[Introduced February 13, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-31, all relating to requiring the Bureau of Medical Services to apply for waiver.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
By July 1, 2024, the Bureau of Medical Services shall apply to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for a Basic Health Plan Option under Section 1331 and/or a State Innovation Waiver under Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The department shall maximize all available federal dollars for the waiver.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Bureau of Medical Services to apply for waiver.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.