HB4419 H H&HR AMT 2-18
The Committee on Health and Human Resources moves to amend the bill, beginning on page one, by striking out the title of the bill in its entirety and inserting in lieu thereof a new title, to read as follows:
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A BILL to amend and reenact §9-3-6a of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to developing caseload standards for the Department of Health and Human Resource program areas; requiring the proposal of rules for legislative approval by the secretary on or before June 30, 2010; providing for periodic review of caseload standards; requiring caseload standards committees to comply with open meeting laws; clarifying that employee representatives may serve an advisory role to a caseload standards committee; establishing maximum staffing caseloads; providing that caseload standards be adopted using recognized standards for each program area; providing that caseload standards may be used to justify an increase in human resource budgets for program areas; and requiring a report to the Legislative oversight Commission on Health and Human Resource Accountability."