Bill > SB650

This bill amends West Virginia code to designate a specific type of psychiatric hospital as a "state-designated facility" for the purposes of a particular tax statute. The change clarifies that a licensed psychiatric hospital whose patients are overwhelmingly (over 95%) court-ordered forensic patients or civilly committed involuntary patients from state custody or state-owned hospitals will now be considered a state-designated facility. This designation is important because, under the existing statute, certain state-owned or state-designated facilities are excluded from paying an additional tax on their gross receipts, which is levied on other eligible acute care hospitals to help fund West Virginia's Medicaid program through a directed payment program, a system overseen by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The bill's provisions, including this new designation, will take effect upon CMS approval of a related state plan amendment.

Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services

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