A BILL to amend and reenact section two, article four-b, chapter nine of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended; and to amend and reenact sections two, three, four and five, article four-c of said chapter, all relating to continuation of medicaid enhancement boards; composition of physician/medical practitioner provider medicaid enhancement board.

There is hereby created continued the West Virginia physician/medical practitioner provider medicaid enhancement board to consist of eleven members. The board shall consist of ten members, appointed by the governor, and the secretary, or his or her designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. The members appointed by the governor shall include five allopathic physicians, one osteopathic physician, one nurse practitioner, one nurse-midwife, one physician assistant and one lay person. The governor shall select four allopathic physician board members from a list of eight recommendations submitted to the governor by the state medical association, one allopathic physician board member from a list of three recommendations submitted to the governor by the state academy of family physicians, the osteopathic physician board member from three recommendations submitted to the governor by the state osteopathic society, the nurse practitioner from three recommendations submitted to the governor by the advanced nursing practice conference group of the West Virginia nurses association, the nurse-midwife from three recommendations submitted to the governor by the West Virginia chapter of the American college of nurse midwives, the physician assistant from three recommendations submitted to the governor by the state physician assistant association and the lay board member, at his or her discretion. The respective associations shall submit their recommendations to the governor within five days of the effective date of this article. The governor shall make all appointments within fifteen days from the receipt of all recommendations. After the initial appointment of the board, any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term only, made in the same manner as the initial appointment, and the terms of all members expire on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-six. Upon any appointment of an allopathic physician board member from the list submitted by the state medical association to fill a vacancy in the board, appointments shall be made so that one general surgeon, one obstetrician-gynecologist, one pediatrician and one representative of a subspecialty are represented on the board. The board shall select a member to act as chairperson. The chairperson shall be the chief administrative officer and shall preside over official transactions of the board.

(a) The general medicaid enhancement board created by this section is hereby continued in all respects, except as otherwise provided in this section. Current members of the board who represent groups not represented on the board on and after the effective date of this article shall not serve on the board after such date. The governor shall appoint new members to the board to represent groups not previously represented on the board within thirty days after the effective date of this article.

There is hereby created continued the dentist provider medicaid enhancement board to consist of five members. In order to carry out the purposes of this article, the dentist provider medicaid enhancement board shall represent dentist providers. The board shall consist of three dentists, one lay person and the secretary, or his or her designee who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member. The governor shall select the dentist members from six recommendations submitted to the governor by the state dental association and the lay board member at his or her discretion. The state dental association shall submit all recommendations to the governor within five days of the effective date of this article. The governor shall make all appointments within fifteen days of receipt of all recommendations. After the initial appointment of the board, any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term only, shall be made in the same manner as the initial appointment, and the terms of all members shall expire on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-six.

There is hereby created continued the ambulance service provider medicaid enhancement board to consist of seven members. In order to carry out the purpose of this article, this board shall represent ambulance service providers. The board shall consist of five ambulance service providers, one lay person and the secretary, or his or her designee as an ex officio, nonvoting member. The governor shall make all appointments within twenty days of the effective date of this article. After the initial appointment of the board, any appointment to fill a vacancy shall be for the unexpired term only, and the terms of all members shall expire on the first day of July, one thousand nine hundred ninety-four ninety-six.

(a) The outpatient hospital medicaid enhancement board created by this section shall cease to exist on the effective date of this article.