Terms Used In West Virginia Code > Chapter 33 > Article 25B - Federal Insurance Subsidy for Children's Health

• Applicant aide: means an individual licensed by the state to care for the physical or emotional needs of children or an employee authorized by his employer where the employer is an institution licensed by the state to care for the physical or emotional needs of children and who has received an applicant aide certificate. See West Virginia Code 33-25B-1
• Approved providers: means any accident and health insurer licensed by the state or any health services organization licensed by the state or any other entity approved by the Insurance Commissioner for provision of health care coverage for children. See West Virginia Code 33-25B-1
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Corporation: means a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of West Virginia which has undertaken to implement a federal insurance subsidy for children'. See West Virginia Code 33-25B-1
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• fund: means a fund or account established by the corporation for the deposit of moneys to implement the insurance subsidy program. See West Virginia Code 33-25B-1
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
• 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