16-5K-1 Legislative findings and statement of purpose
16-5K-2 Definitions
16-5K-3 Responsibilities of the department of health and human resources
16-5K-4 Interagency coordinating council
16-5K-5 Provision of early intervention services
16-5K-6 West Virginia Birth-to-Three Fund
16-5K-7 Early intervention services for adopted children
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Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 16 > Article 5K - Early Intervention Services for Children With Developmental Delays

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Bureau: means the Bureau for Children and Families Public Health within the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2
  • Council: means the Governor'. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2
  • Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2
  • Early intervention services: means developmental services which:

    (1) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of developmentally delayed infants and toddlers and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child'. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2

  • Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
  • Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, as used in this chapter, "secretary" means the secretary of the Department of Health. See West Virginia Code 16-1-2
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10