Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
1.1. Scope. -- These rules set forth initial requirements for the implementation of the utilization review and quality assurance program mandated by West Virginia Code section twenty-three, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen. The requirements include specified time periods for the filing of information and descriptions of what must be filed. Also included is a description of a peer review organization. These rules supplement the Health Care Cost Review Authority Act, West Virginia Code section one, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen et seq., as amended, and the West Virginia Administrative Procedures Act, West Virginia Code section one, article one, chapter twenty-nine-a et seq., as amended, and must be read in conjunction with those Acts.1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code '16-29B-8(a)(1) and 23, '29A-2-9 and 15, and '29B-1-3.1.3. Filing Date. -- May 20, 1985.1.4. Effective Date. -- May 20, 1985.