Senate Bill No. 509
(By Senators Bowman, Hunter, White, Kessler and Plymale)
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[Introduced January 31, 2008; referred to the Committee on Health
and Human Resources.]
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A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by
adding thereto a new section, designated §9-5-21, relating to
requiring the Bureau for Medical Services to notify the
Legislature of policy changes in Medicaid programs.
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 §9-5-21, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
§9-5-21. Changes in Medicaid programs.
The Bureau for Medical Services shall notify the Legislature
of any policy changes in Medicaid programs, including, but not
limited to, benefit structures and eligibility levels.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Bureau for Medical Services to notify the Legislature of policy changes in
Medicaid programs.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.