West Virginia Code > Chapter 33 > Article 16F – Group Limited Health Benefits Plans


33-16F-1	Legislative intent
33-16F-2	Definitions
33-16F-3	Plan proposals; approval of plans
33-16F-4	Required plan provisions; grounds for disapproval; alternative plans
33-16F-5	Eligibility of individuals and groups
33-16F-6	Regulation and marketing of plans
33-16F-7	Applicability of certain provisions; commissioner’s authority to forbear from applying certain provisions
33-16F-8	Assessment of the West Virginia program
33-16F-9	Nonentitlement
33-16F-10	Emergency and legislative rules authorized

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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.
Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
Forbearance: A means of handling a delinquent loan. A
Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
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
West Virginia affordable health care plan: means a health insurance plan approved under this article. See West Virginia Code 33-16F-2