West Virginia Code 16-5K-3 – Responsibilities of the department of health and human resources
(a) The Department of Health and Human Resources is the administering agency for the development of a statewide, comprehensive, coordinated, interagency system of early intervention services.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 16-5K-3
- Department: means the Department of Health and Human Resources. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2
- Early intervention services: means developmental services which:
(1) Are designed to meet the developmental needs of developmentally delayed infants and toddlers and the needs of the family related to enhancing the child'. See West Virginia Code 16-5K-2
- Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
- 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
(b) Consistent with the provisions of Public Law 99-457, as enacted by the Congress of the United States, the department has the following responsibilities:
(1) To carry out the general administration, supervision and monitoring of early intervention programs and activities;
(2) To resolve complaints regarding the requirements of Public Law 99-457;
(3) To identify and coordinate all available resources within the state from federal, state, local and private sources;
(4) To enter into formal interagency agreements with other state agencies involved in early intervention;
(5) To resolve intraagency and interagency disputes and to ensure that early intervention services are provided in a timely manner pending the resolution of such disputes; and
(6) To coordinate and implement a comprehensive system of personnel development, including the certification and credentialing of qualified personnel pursuant to federal regulations or requirements.
(c) The department may propose rules for legislative approval in accordance with the provisions of article three, chapter twenty-nine-a of this code necessary to carry out the purposes of this article.
(d) The Department of Health and Human Resources and the Department of Education shall enter into a formal interagency agreement regarding early intervention services. The agreement shall define the financial responsibility of each agency, describe the transition of services to children and their families between service systems, and establish procedures for resolving disputes.