WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2024 REGULAR SESSION
Introduced House Bill 4001
By Delegate Summers [Introduced February 13, 2024; Referred to the Committee on Health and Human Resources]
 Intr HB 2024R3805
1 A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section,
2 designated §9-5-31, all relating to requiring the Bureau of Medical Services to apply for
3 waiver.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
ARTICLE 5. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.
§9-5-31. Medicaid program; Buy-in plan.
1 By July 1, 2024, the Bureau of Medical Services shall apply to the Centers for Medicare &
2 Medicaid Services for a Basic Health Plan Option under Section 1331 and/or a State Innovation
3 Waiver under Section 1332 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The department
4 shall maximize all available federal dollars for the waiver.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the Bureau of Medical Services to apply for waiver.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 9-5-31