This legislative rule which is exempt from legislative review implements certain provisions of Enrolled Committee Substitute for House Bill 2194 which was passed by the Legislature on March 6, 1991, effective from passage, and was signed by the Governor on March 20, 1991. This bill created a new Code section, W. Va. Code '16-29B-19a, which directs the board of the Health Care Cost Review Authority to develop a cost-based rate review system and to adopt regulations to implement the cost-based rate review methodology by July 1, 1992.
W. Va. Code R. § 65-5-2