HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 54
(By Delegates White, Boggs, Yost, Kominar, Reynolds, Perdue,
Barker, Tucker, Poling, M., Campbell, Klempa, Marshall
Manchin, Spencer, Iaquinta, Stalnaker, Ashley, Anderson,
Carmichael, Evans, Blair, Walters and Border)
(February 23, 2007)
Requesting the Joint Committee on Government and Finance study the
provision of medical care to inmates of the Regional Jails and
the Department of Corrections, the current contracts, the
funding, and other costs that impact of these systems that
relate to health care.
Whereas, Costs of medical care for the Regional Jail system
have continued to rise and funding has not increased at the same
rate causing deficits in the Regional Jail budget;.
Whereas, Costs of medical care for the Division of Corrections
have continued to rise and funding has not increased at the same
rate causing deficits in the Division of Corrections budget;
Whereas, It has been necessary for health care providers to
file claims with the Court of Claims for payment which has a
detrimental impact on health care providers;
Whereas, with healthcare costs increasing at a significant
rate, the need to evaluate cost saving measures has become evident,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Committee on Government and Finance is hereby requested to study the provision of health care and its impact on
the Regional Jail budget and the Division of Corrections budget,
the current contracts and all cost saving measures that can be
implemented;
Further resolved, That the Joint Committee on Goverment and
Finance report to the Legislature, 2008, its findings, conclusions
and recommendations, together with drafts of any legislation
necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this
study, to prepare a report and to draft legislation be paid from
legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on Government and
Finance.
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