West Virginia Code 9-4C-8 – Duties of secretary of Department of Health and Human Resources
(a) The secretary, or his or her designee, shall serve on each board created pursuant to this article as an ex officio, nonvoting member and shall keep and maintain records for each board.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 9-4C-8
- Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Secretary: means the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 9-4C-1
- Services: means nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug services for which an individual received Medicaid medical assistance. See West Virginia Code 9-1-2
(b) In relation to outpatient hospital services, the secretary shall furnish information needed for reporting purposes. This information includes, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) For each hospital, the amount of payments and related billed charges for hospital outpatient services each month;
(2) The percentage of the state’s share of Medicaid program financial obligation from time to time as necessary; and
(3) Any other financial and statistical information necessary to determine the net effect of any cost shift.
(c) The secretary shall determine an appropriate resolution for conflicts arising between the various boards.
(d) The secretary shall purchase nationally published fee schedules to be used, if available, as a reference by the Medicaid enhancement boards in developing fee schedules.