This bill amends the Code of West Virginia to designate a specific type of psychiatric hospital as a "state-designated facility." It stipulates that a licensed psychiatric hospital with an average annual inpatient census patient mix of over 95 percent of court-ordered forensic and civil involuntary commitments from state custody or state-owned hospitals will qualify for this designation. This change aims to clarify the eligibility criteria for hospitals that provide services under the state's Medicaid program.

Additionally, the bill modifies the existing tax structure for eligible acute care hospitals by maintaining the current tax rate while allowing for adjustments as needed to provide non-federal share funding. It also establishes a special revenue account, the Eligible Facility Directed Payment Program Enhancement Account, to manage the funds collected from these taxes, ensuring they are used to support West Virginia Medicaid and the directed payment program. The bill includes provisions for the suspension of tax collection under certain conditions and outlines the transfer of remaining funds in the account to the West Virginia Medical Services Fund at the end of each fiscal year.

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Introduced Version: 11-27-38