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WV Code § 16-1A-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1A. Uniform Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners|§16-1A-8. Release and Uses of Information Collected; Confidentiality

(a) Upon execution of a release by the health care practitioner, the statewide credentialing verification organization shall, under terms established in rule, provide the credentialing entity with electronic access to data generated.(b) In order to assure that information in its files is current, the statewide credentialing verification organization shall establish processes to update information as required by credentialing entities.(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section, all information collected by the statewide credentialing verification organization from any source is confidential in nature, is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subpoena or discovery, is exempt from disclosure under the provisions of article one, chapter twenty-nine-b of this code, and shall be used solely by a credentialing entity to review the professional background, competency and qualifications of each health care practitioner applying to be credentialed.(d) Credentialing information received by a credentialing entity from the statewide credentialing verification organization shall not be disclosed except:(1) In appeals of credentialing decisions or to peer review and quality improvement committees: Provided, That such information shall be afforded the same protection from disclosure as is provided to other records used in proceedings subject to section three, article three-c, chapter thirty of this code;(2) In any matter in which an action or order of a professional licensing board or other state or federal regulatory authority is at issue, including any proceeding brought by or on behalf of a health care practitioner or patient or by a regulatory body that challenges the actions, omissions or conduct of a credentialing entity with respect to credentialing decision; or(3) When authorized by the health care practitioner to whom the credentialing information relates: Provided, That the health care practitioner's authorization shall only permit disclosure of information that he or she provided directly to the statewide credentialing verification organization.(e) Upon the expiration of the contract with a statewide credentialing verification organization, all information collected in connection with the duties under such contract shall be delivered to the Secretary and Insurance Commissioner to the extent allowed by law and subject to any legal requirements applicable to the sources of such information.(f) The statewide credentialing verification organization may enter into contractual agreements to define the data type and form of information to be provided to users and to give users assurances of the integrity of the information collected.
WV Code § 16-1A-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1A. Uniform Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners|§16-1A-9. Rulemaking; Fees; Penalties

The Secretary and Insurance Commissioner, in consultation with the advisory committee, shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code on or before June 1, 2011. The legislative rules must include, but shall not be limited to, the following matters:(1) Performance standards for the evaluation of the statewide credentialing verification organization;(2) The manner in which the statewide credentialing verification organization must demonstrate compliance with credentialing standards and regulations;(3) Penalties, including monetary sanctions, for violations of any provisions of this article;(4) Duties of the statewide credentialing verification organization and the timelines for completion of its verification duties and services;(5) Procedures for maintaining healthcare practitioner files;(6) The payment system to cover the costs of the credentialing program;(7) The use and confidentiality of data generated, collected and maintained by the statewide credentialing verification organization;(8) Except with respect to health care facilities, the methodology for determination and communication of the common recredentialing date for a practitioner; and(9) Procedures and criteria for the bidding and selection of the statewide credentialing verification organization.
WV Code § 16-1A-10 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1A. Uniform Credentialing for Health Care Practitioners|§16-1A-10. Immunity

(a) If the statewide credentialing verification organization certifies that information in an application has been verified according to its primary source verification procedures, any negligence by the statewide credentialing verification organization in its collection and verification of such information may not be imputed to a credentialing entity that receives such information and, further, such credentialing entity is not liable for damages arising from its reliance on such information in its credentialing process unless the credentialing entity knew or should have known such information was incorrect: Provided, That a credentialing entity is otherwise liable as provided by law for damages arising from its credentialing decisions.(b) This article may not be interpreted as requiring a credentialing entity as defined in this article, to grant medical staff appointment to any practitioner nor may it be interpreted as requiring a credentialing entity to permit any practitioner to provide patient care or as requiring a payor or network to reimburse a practitioner for services.
WV Code § 16-1B-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1B. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces|§16-1B-1. Legislative Findings

The Legislature finds that the health and welfare of the veterans of the armed forces who are citizens of our state will be best served by the establishment of one or more skilled nursing facilities exclusively for these veterans. Furthermore, the Legislature finds that nearly two hundred thousand veterans in this state have distinguished themselves with the highest level of participation per capita of any state in the wars fought by this nation. Further, an aging veterans' population which suffers from wartime disabilities and illnesses are, or will be, in need of skilled nursing care.The Legislature further finds that construction of an additional 120-bed veterans skilled nursing facility in southern West Virginia is needed, to be located on Department of Agriculture property in Beckley, West Virginia, adjacent to the Jackie Withrow Hospital which was formerly known as Pinecrest Hospital. The West Virginia veterans skilled nursing facility located in Clarksburg is currently at its maximum capacity and has a large waiting list for admission. With a veteran population that has now reached over two hundred twenty thousand, there is an overwhelming need for additional nursing home beds in other areas of our state to accommodate our veterans as they become unable to take care of themselves.
WV Code § 16-1B-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1B. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces|§16-1B-2. Construction, Staffing and Operation of One or More Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States

The director of Veterans Affairs shall establish, construct, equip and operate one or more skilled nursing facilities to serve the needs of citizens of this state who are veterans of the Armed Forces of the United States. For each nursing facility established, the director shall appoint a facility administrator and other employees as are necessary to maintain the facility and deliver quality care to residents of the facility.
WV Code § 16-1B-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1B. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces|§16-1B-3. Issuance of Bonds by the Hospital Finance Authority; Payment of Bonds From Net Profits of the Veterans Lottery Instant Scratch-Off Game

The director shall request that revenue bonds, not exceeding the principal amount of $10 million, be issued by the West Virginia hospital finance authority under provisions of section seven, article twenty-nine-a of this chapter. Net profit from the veterans lottery instant scratch-off game as authorized by section nine-a, article twenty-two, chapter twenty-nine of this code and other revenues that the Legislature may from time to time appropriate shall pay the principal and interest obligations of the bonds and the architectural and other project costs associated with the construction, reconstruction, renovation and maintenance of one or more skilled nursing facilities that will only serve the skilled nursing needs of West Virginia veterans who have performed active duty in an active component of the Armed Forces or performed active service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
WV Code § 16-1B-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1B. Skilled Nursing Facilities for Veterans of the United States Armed Forces|§16-1B-4. Eligibility for Service; Legislative Rule

In order to qualify for service and residency in a skilled nursing facility established under this article, an applicant must have continuously been a citizen of the State of West Virginia for twelve consecutive months and must have performed active duty in an active component of the Armed Forces or performed active service in a reserve component of the Armed Forces for at least twelve consecutive months. The director shall propose a legislative rule further defining and limiting eligibility for services and residency under this article.
WV Code § 16-1C-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1C. Health Care Provider Transparency Act|§16-1C-1. Definitions

(a)"Direct patient care" means health care that provides for the physical, diagnostic, emotional or rehabilitation needs of a patient or health care that involves examination, treatment or preparation for diagnostic tests or procedures.(b) "Employee" means an employee or contractor of a health care provider or a person who is granted privileges by a health care provider who delivers direct patient care.(c) "Health care provider" means an individual, partnership, corporation, facility, hospital or institution licensed or certified or authorized by law to provide professional health care service in this state to a patient during that patient's medical, remedial or behavioral health care, treatment or confinement.(d) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. The secretary may define in rules any term or phrase used in this article which is not expressly defined.
WV Code § 16-1C-2 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1C. Health Care Provider Transparency Act|§16-1C-2. Identification Badge Requirements

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an employee shall wear an identification badge when providing direct patient care. The identification badge shall be worn in a conspicuous manner so as to be visible and apparent.
WV Code § 16-1C-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1C. Health Care Provider Transparency Act|§16-1C-3. Exceptions

(a) Notwithstanding section two of this article, the following shall apply:(1) An employee shall not be required to wear an identification badge while delivering direct patient care if it is not clinically feasible.(2) The last name of the employee may be omitted or concealed from an identification badge when delivering direct patient care if the employee is concerned for his or her safety.(b) An employee may petition the secretary for an exemption from the requirements of this article for reasons that are not set forth in this section.(c) An employee providing direct patient care in a behavioral health care setting may not be required to wear an identification badge.
WV Code § 16-1C-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1C. Health Care Provider Transparency Act|§16-1C-4. Rules

The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources, in consultation with appropriate health care provider professional licensing boards, shall propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-a of this code to implement the provisions of this article. These rules shall include, at a minimum:(1) The contents of the identification badge, which shall at least include the name of the employee and title of the employee;(2) The title to be used to identify employee licensure information;(3) The appearance of the identification badge, which shall have the title of the employee as large as possible in block type: Provided, That health care facilities providing identification badges prior to enactment of this article shall not be required to issue new badges;(4) The process and procedure for seeking an exemption from the requirements of this article; and(5) Such other rules as may be deemed necessary to effectuate the purposes of this article.
WV Code § 16-1C-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 1C. Health Care Provider Transparency Act|§16-1C-5. Applicability

Section two of this article applies to employees of health care providers who employ at least three licensed practitioners or employ more than ten employees as of July 1, 2016.
WV Code § 16-2-1 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-1. Purpose

Local boards of health, created, established and operated pursuant to the provisions of this article, are responsible for directing, supervising and carrying out matters relating to the public health of their respective counties or municipalities. This article provides that local boards of health may be organized as boards of health serving a single municipality, a single county or a combination of any two or more counties or any county or counties and one or more municipalities within or partially within the county or counties. This article establishes uniform provisions applicable to all local boards of health, whatever organizational form is elected, to ensure the consistent performance of duties relating to basic public health services and other health services and the enforcement of the laws of this state pertaining to public health.
WV Code § 16-2-3 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-3. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain County Boards of Health; Service Area

A county commission shall create, establish and maintain a county board of health if no other local board of health organized under this article is established and responsible for public health in the service area. The county board of health shall be organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The service area of any county board of health is the county territorial limits and includes every municipality within the county that does not have a municipal board of health maintaining a separate full-time municipal health department under the supervision of a municipal local health officer or that is not a member of a combined local board of health.
WV Code § 16-2-4 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-4. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain Municipal Boards of Health; Service Area

The governing body of a municipality may create, establish and maintain a municipal board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The territorial jurisdiction of any municipal board of health is an area including the municipality and all points within a distance of one mile from the limits of the municipality.
WV Code § 16-2-5 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-5. Authority to Create, Establish and Maintain Combined Local Boards of Health; Service Area

Any two or more counties or any county or counties and one or more municipalities within or partially within the county or counties may combine to create, establish and maintain a combined local board of health organized pursuant to and with the powers and duties prescribed by this article. The plan of combination must be approved by the commissioner. The service area of any combined local board of health is the combined territorial limits of the participating municipality or municipalities and county or counties: Provided, That if all or a portion of a participating municipality is located in a nonparticipating county, the service area of the combined local board of health is limited to the territorial limits of the municipality and does not extend to or include any area of the nonparticipating county outside of the municipal limits: Provided, however, That the service area of a combined local board does not extend to or include any area within the service area of a municipal board of health maintaining a separate full-time municipal health department under the supervision of a municipal local health officer.
WV Code § 16-2-6 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-6. Appointment to and Composition of Municipal Boards of Health; Qualifications; Number of Appointees

A municipal board of health is composed of five members selected and appointed by vote of the governing body of the municipality. Each member appointed to a municipal board of health shall be a resident of the municipality. No more than two members who reside in the same municipal ward may be appointed and no more than two members may be appointed who are personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation. No more than three members of a municipal board of health may belong to the same political party.
WV Code § 16-2-7 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-7. Appointment to and Composition of County Boards of Health; Qualifications; Number of Appointees

A county board of health is composed of five members selected and appointed by vote of the county commission. Each member appointed to the county board of health shall be a resident of the county. No more than two members who reside in the same magisterial district may be appointed and no more than two members may be appointed who are personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation. No more than three members of a county board of health may belong to the same political party.
WV Code § 16-2-8 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-8. Appointment to and Composition of Combined Local Boards of Health; Qualifications; Number of Appointees

A combined local board of health is composed of at least five members. The number of combined local board of health members to be selected by each participating county or municipality shall be established by agreement of the participating counties or municipalities. No more than one half of the members of a combined local board of health may be personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation. The number of members of a combined local board of health belonging to the same political party may not exceed by more than one the number of members belonging to another political party. No member may be selected and appointed by and represent more than one participating county or municipality.The county commission of each participating county may select and appoint by vote no fewer than one and no more than three persons to serve as the representatives of the county on the combined local board of health. Each member appointed as a county representative to the combined local board of health shall be a resident of the participating county. No more than two persons residing in the same magisterial district may be appointed by a participating county as members and no more than two members may be appointed by a participating county who are personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation.The governing body of each participating municipality may select and appoint by vote no fewer than one and no more than three persons to serve as the representatives of the municipality on the combined local board of health. Each member appointed as a municipality's representative to the combined local board of health shall be a resident of the municipality. No more than two members who reside in the same municipal ward may be appointed and no more than two members may be appointed who are personally licensed or certified in, engaged in, or actively participating in the same business, profession or occupation.Upon the formation of a combined local board of health and during the duration of its existence, there may be no separate county board of health or municipal board of health in any county or any municipality participating in the combined local board of health.
WV Code § 16-2-9 (2021)
2021 West Virginia Code|Chapter 16. Public Health|Article 2. Local Boards of Health|§16-2-9. Local Board of Health; Terms of Appointment; Reappointment; Oath of Office; Vacancies; Removal; Compensation; Expenses

(a) The term of office for members selected and appointed to a local board of health pursuant to the provisions of this article is five years. Members may serve until their duly qualified successors are selected and appointed by vote of the original appointing authority. Members may be reappointed for additional terms of five years. Board members oaths of office shall be duly recorded before entering into or discharging any duties of the office. (b) Any vacancy on any local board of health shall be filled by appointment of the original appointing authority. This appointment is for the unexpired term.(c) A local board, or the appointing authority, of health may remove any of its members pursuant to the provisions of its lawfully adopted bylaws and shall remove any of its members for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or the revocation of any state professional license or certification. With respect to a combined board, a county commission or appointing authority may remove any of its appointed members pursuant to the provisions of its lawfully adopted bylaws and shall remove any of its appointed members for official misconduct, incompetence, neglect of duty, or the revocation of any state professional license or certification. A local board of health, or any of its members may be removed by the state health officer for failure or refusal to comply with duties as set forth by statute or rule. Upon removal, a successor or successors to the member or members removed shall immediately be appointed by the original appointing body pursuant to the provisions of this article.(d) Each member of a local board of health may receive compensation as determined by the local board for attending meetings of and other activities for the board as required by law: Provided, That this compensation may not exceed $100 per day. Each member of a local board may be reimbursed for all reasonable and necessary travel and other expenses actually incurred by the member in the performance of duties as a member of the local board.