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WEST VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE
2026
REGULAR SESSION
Introduced
House Bill 5568
By Delegate Akers
[Introduced February 16, 2026; referred to the Committee on the Judiciary]
A BILL to amend and reenact §49-4-108 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to the payment of services rendered in proceedings under Chapter 49.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
article 4. Court actions
§49-4-108. Payment of services.
(a) At any time during any proceedings brought pursuant to this chapter, the court may upon its own motion, or upon a motion of any party, order
the Department of Human Services to pay the Medicaid rates for
professional services
be
rendered by a health care professional to a child or other party to the proceedings
at the Medicaid rates for any such services
. Professional services include, but are not limited to, treatment, therapy, counseling, evaluation, report preparation, consultation and preparation of expert testimony. A health care professional shall be paid
by the Department of Human Services
upon completion of services and submission of a final report or other information and documentation as required by the
agency obligated by the court’s order
policies implemented by the Department of Human Services
:
Provided
, That if the service is covered by Medicaid, being rendered to a child, is not provided within 30 days, the court may order the service to be provided by a provider at a rate higher than the Medicaid rate.
The agency obligated to pay for services rendered pursuant to an order under this subsection shall be the agency with legal custody of the child or children who are a party to the subject proceedings under Chapter 49.
The
department
obligated agency
may object and request to be heard, after which the court shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting its decision.
(b) At any time during any proceeding brought pursuant to this chapter, the court may upon its own motion, or upon a motion of any party, order
the Department of Human Services to pay for
socially necessary services
be
rendered by an entity who has agreed to comply with §9-2-6(21) of this code. The Department of Human Services shall set the reimbursement rates for the socially necessary services:
Provided
, That if services being rendered to a child are not provided within 30 days, the court may order a service to be provided to be provided to the child by a provider at a rate higher than the department established rate.
The agency obligated to pay for services rendered pursuant to an order under this subsection shall be the agency with legal custody of the child or children who are a party to the subject proceedings under Chapter 49.
The department
An agency obligated by an order under this subsection
may object and request to be heard, after which the court shall issue findings of fact and conclusions of law supporting its decision.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to promote the efficient and effective use of state funds allocated to the Department of Human Services by requiring there be a reasonable nexus between the actual work of the Department and the legal proceedings at issue before the Department can be court-ordered to pay for services.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from a heading or the present law and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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