(a) The special revenue account in the State Treasury known as the “West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund,” which was previously authorized by § 18-10K-1 et seq. of this code, is continued.

Terms Used In West Virginia Code 9-10-2

  • Fund: means the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund. See West Virginia Code 9-10-1
  • Secretary: means the Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources or his or her designee. See West Virginia Code 9-10-1
  • Services: means nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug services for which an individual received Medicaid medical assistance. See West Virginia Code 9-1-2
  • Spinal cord injury: means a traumatic injury to the spinal cord that results in a permanent loss of sensation and voluntary movement below the level of the lesion. See West Virginia Code 9-10-1
  • 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) Effective July 1, 2018, all powers and duties of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund Board are transferred to the Secretary.

(c) Effective July 1, 2018, all powers and duties of the West Virginia Division of Rehabilitation Services related to administration of the West Virginia Traumatic Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Fund are transferred to the Secretary.