Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 69-3-4 - Prompt Payment4.1. The PEIA, the division of rehabilitation services and the workers' compensation commission shall cause to be issued, within sixty-five (65) days after actual receipt by the agency of a legitimate uncontested invoice, a state check in payment for health care or health care services delivered to the respective beneficiaries of such agencies on or after September 1, 1989. 4.1.1. If a state check is issued more than sixty-five (65) days after actual receipt by the agency of a legitimate uncontested invoice, the agency shall pay interest, at the current rate, as determined according to subsection 4.1.1.1., calculated from the sixty-sixth (66th) day after such invoice was actually received by the division or agency up to and including the date on which the state check is mailed to the vendor. 4.1.1.1. The current rate of interest will be determined by the state tax commissioner under the provisions of W. Va. Code § 11-10-17(a).4.1.1.2. Each division or agency shall record by electronic or other means the actual date of receipt on all invoices received, and, if different, the date on which each invoice is deemed to be legitimate and uncontested.