West Virginia Code 49-2-604 – Program administration; implementation; procedures; annual evaluation; coordination; plans; grievances; reports
(a) The administering agency for the family support program is the Department of Health and Human Resources.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 49-2-604
- Family support program: means a coordinated system of family support services administered by the Department of Health and Human Resources through contracts with behavioral health agencies throughout the state. See West Virginia Code 49-1-206
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
- State family support council: means the council established by the Department of Health and Human Resources pursuant to §. See West Virginia Code 49-1-206
(b) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall initially implement the family support program through contracts with an agency within four of the state‘s behavioral health regions, with the four regions to be determined by the Department of Health and Human Resources in consultation with the state family support council. These regional family support agencies of the family support program will be responsible for implementing this article and subsequent policies for the families of persons with developmental disabilities residing within their respective regions.
(c) The Department of Health and Human Resources, in conjunction with the state family support council, shall adopt policies and procedures regarding:
(1) Development of annual budgets;
(2) Program specifications;
(3) Criteria for awarding contracts for operation of regional family support programs and the role of regional family support councils;
(4) Annual evaluation of services provided by each regional family support agency, including consumer satisfaction;
(5) Coordination of the family support program and the use of its funds, throughout the state and within each region, with other publicly funded programs, including Medicaid;
(6) Performance of family needs assessments and development of family service plans;
(7) Methodology for allocating resources to families within the funds available; and
(8) Resolution of grievances filed by families pertaining to actions of the family support program.