Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024
Section 69-13-1 - General1.1. Scope. -- This rule establishes procedures for the development of methodologies to examine, as systematically as possible, the relative needs for substance use disorder treatment facilities within the state.1.2. Authority. -- W. Va. Code § 16-53-3.1.3. Filing Date. -- March 30, 2023.1.4. Effective Date. -- March 31, 2023.1.5 Sunset Provision: -- This rule shall terminate and have no further force or effect on August 1, 2028.1.6. Purpose. -- The purpose of this rule series is to provide for the development of methodologies to examine, as systematically as possible, the relative needs for substance use disorder treatment facilities within the state, to make evidence-based and data-informed decisions on how those needs might be most effectively met within available resources.1.7. Background. -- House Bill 2428, enacted during the 2017 Regular Legislative Session, mandates that the secretary ensure beds, for purposes of providing substance use disorder treatment services in existing or newly constructed facilities, are made available in locations throughout the state determined to be the highest priority for serving the needs of the citizens by the Bureau for Behavioral Health. Additionally, the bill creates the Ryan Brown Addiction Prevention and Recovery Fund to be administered by the secretary to implement the provisions of the bill. The fund will consist of moneys made available for the purposes of the bill from any source, including, but not limited to, all grants, bequests or transfers from any source, any moneys that may be appropriated and designated for those purposes by the Legislature and all interest or other return earned from investment of the fund, gifts, and all other sums available for deposit to the special revenue account from any source, public or private.