West Virginia Code § 9-5-29

Department of Human Services to develop outcome measures for substance
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use disorder; develop a quality withhold program; and develop and implement plan
for day one enrollment of Medicaid enrollees.
(a) For purposes of this section:
"Department" means the Department of Human Services.
"Managed care organizations" means a certified health maintenance organization (HMO)
that provides health care services to Medicaid members pursuant to an agreement or
contract with the Bureau for Medical Services. u
"Quality withhold" means, in a capitated model, having a portion of a rate withheld subject
to performance consistent with established quality requirements.
(b) The department, shall develop performance outcome measures to be implemented at the
provider level for substance use disorder in-patientl providers. These provider-level outcome
measures will include, but not be limited to, nationally recognized measures of performance
outcomes related to substance use disorder in-patient care. The Department will utilize
national standards from Hedis and/or Atlasi, as well as other standardized measures, in
developing the provider-level outcome measures and will obtain input from the West Virginia
Behavioral Healthcare Providers Association and West Virginia Association of Addiction and
Prevention Professionals. The measures will be reported to the Legislative Oversight
Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability on or before August 30, 2024,
and will be implemented no later than January 1, 2025, from the initial baseline. These
measures shall be shared with the managed care organizations to inform contracting
decisions.
(c) The deparVtment, shall develop a managed care quality withhold program based upon
nationally recognized measures of performance outcomes, including those related to
substance use disorder in-patient care. These measures will be reported to the Legislative
Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability on or before May 30,
2024, and implemented for baseline July 1, 2024. The baseline year will be to establish new
entrant into the market. The capitation withhold will begin July 1, 2025.
(d) The department, shall plan for automatic day one enrollment to a managed care
organization for all Medicaid enrollees who are eligible for managed care. This workplan
shall be presented to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources
Accountability on or before September 30, 2024. The workplan will detail the steps to
accomplish this goal, the system changes required, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Service (CMS) authority changes required along with a detailed timeline of milestones, and a
projected completion deadline.

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