Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 65-4-2 - DefinitionsAs used in these rules, all terms have the same meaning as provided in the definition section of the Health Care Cost Review Authority Act, West Virginia Code section three, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen. Definitions of additional terms are set forth below and whenever those terms are used in these rules the following definitions apply, unless a different meaning clearly appears from the context.
2.1. "Act" means the West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority Act, West Virginia Code section one, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen et seq., as amended.2.2. "Authority" means the West Virginia Health Care Cost Review Authority, an autonomous division within the State Department of Health, established pursuant to West Virginia Code, section five, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen.2.3. "Contractor" means the person or persons who enter into agreements with the Authority for the performance of duties required by the Authority's utilization review and quality assurance program.2.4. "Person" means a natural person, a corporation, association, or other legal entity.2.5. "Program" means the Authority's utilization review and quality assurance program required by Section 23 of the Act.2.6. "UB-82" means Uniform Bill-82.