HB3247 HFAT Summers 2-24

CR 3338

Delegate Summers moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

H. B. 3247 -- “A Bill to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-31; to amend and reenact §16,2D-2, §16-2D-8, §16-2D-9, and §16-2D-11; to amend said code by adding thereto a new article designated, §16-5W-1, §16-5W-2, §16-5W-3, §16-5W-4, §16-5W-5, §16-5W-6 and §16-5W-7; to repeal §27-8-2b and §27-8-3 of said code; to repeal §27-9-1 of said code; to repeal §27-13-1 and §27-13-2 of said code; and to repeal §27-17-1, §27-17-2, §27-17-3, and §27-17-4 of said code;  all relating to regulation of behavioral health services;  requiring the Bureau of Medical Services to development a reimbursement model relating to in home services of Intellectually and Developmentally Disabled Intermediate Care waivers; requiring the bureau to use a performance based contract;  defining terms; removing services from the moratorium; removing services from certificate of need; adding services to certificate of need; providing exceptions from certificate of need; permitting the Health Care Authority to redistribute bed capacity; requiring access to consumers; requiring access to records; regulating behavioral health centers; providing rulemaking authority; establishing a mental health ombudsman; providing authority to the ombudsman; providing an exemption of consumer information from the Freedom of Information Act; requiring reporting; and permitting a civil penalty

Adopted

Rejected