West Virginia Code 16-2D-1 – Legislative findings
It is declared to be the public policy of this state:
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-2D-1
- Authority: means the West Virginia Health Care Authority as provided in §. See West Virginia Code 16-2D-2
- cost: includes the fair market value. See West Virginia Code 16-2D-2
- Health services: means clinically related preventive, diagnostic, treatment or rehabilitative services. See West Virginia Code 16-2D-2
- 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
(1) That the offering or development of all health services shall be accomplished in a manner which is orderly, economical and consistent with the effective development of necessary and adequate means of providing for the health services of the people of this state and to avoid unnecessary duplication of health services, and to contain or reduce increases in the cost of delivering health services.
(2) That the general welfare and protection of the lives, health and property of the people of this state require that the type, level and quality of care, the feasibility of providing such care and other criteria as provided for in this article, including certificate of need standards and criteria developed by the authority pursuant to provisions of this article, pertaining to health services within this state, be subject to review and evaluation before any health services are offered or developed in order that appropriate and needed health services are made available for persons in the area to be served.