Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 9 > Article 4B - Physician/Medical Practitioner Provider Medicaid Act

• Board: means the physician/medical practitioner provider Medicaid enhancement board created to develop, review and recommend the physician/medical practitioner provider fee schedule. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Department: means the state division of human services: Provided, That beginning January 1, 2024, "department" means the Department of Human Services. See West Virginia Code 9-1-2
• 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.
• Nurse practitioner: means a registered nurse qualified by virtue of his or her education and credentials and approved by the West Virginia board of examiners for registered professional nurses to practice as an advanced practice nurse independently or in a collaborative relationship with a physician. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Nurse-midwife: means a qualified professional nurse registered with the West Virginia board of examiners for registered professional nurses who by virtue of additional training is specifically qualified to practice nurse-midwifery according to the statement of standards for the practice of nurse-midwifery as set forth by the American college of nurse-midwives. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Perioperative nursing: means a practice of nursing in which the nurse provides preoperative, intraoperative and post-operative nursing care to surgical patients. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Physician assistant: means an assistant to a physician who is a graduate of an approved program of instruction in primary health care or surgery, has attained a baccalaureate or master'. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Physician provider: means an allopathic or osteopathic physician, rendering services within this state and receiving reimbursement, directly as an individual provider or indirectly as an employee or agent of a medical clinic, partnership or other business entity. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1
• Registered nurse first assistant: means one who:

  (1) Holds a current active registered nurse licensure. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1

• Secretary: means the secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-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
• Single state agency: means the single state agency for Medicaid in this state. See West Virginia Code 9-4B-1