COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
FOR
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 81
(By Delegates Beane, Kuhn, Butcher, Ennis, Hatfield, Iaquinta,
Manchin, Manuel, Martin, Perdue, Talbott, Wright, Yeager, Yost,
Leggett, Azinger, Blair, Caruth, Frich, Romine, Schoen and
Walters)
(Originating in the Committee on Rules)
[March 6, 2003]
Directing the Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make a
study
of the medicaid program preferred drug list.
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the
Joint Committee on Government and Finance to make
a
study
of the medicaid program preferred drug list; and be it
Further Resolved, That Joint Committee on Government and
Finance shall report to the Legislature on or before the first day
of December 2003, on its findings, conclusions and recommendations,
including therein the report of the
Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Resources with respect to the monitoring and
evaluation of the effects of Section fifteen, Article five, Chapter
nine of the West Virginia Code on medicaid recipients, the medicaid
program, physicians and pharmacies
, and shall submit drafts of any
legislation deemed necessary to effectuate its recommendations;
and, be it
Further Resolved, That the expenses necessary to conduct this study, to prepare a report and to draft necessary legislation be
paid from legislative appropriations to the Joint Committee on
Government and Finance.