registration; information to be provided.
(a) In order to permit providers of home care services not
otherwise required to be licensed, certified or registered with the
department of health and human resources by other provision of this
code to access information in the central abuse registry, all home
care service providers not currently licensed, certified or
registered by the department shall register with the office of
health facilities licensure and certification. No fee may be
charged for registration. Registration information shall be
provided on a registration form, but no provision of information
shall be deemed to meet the registration requirement until the
signature of the service provider is recorded on the registration
form.
(b) Information required for registration shall include the following:
(1) Name, address and telephone number of the service provider;
(2) The geographic area where services are provided to consumers, the number of homes where services are provided and the number of consumers provided service; and
(3) The services, such as nursing care or personal assistance, provided to consumers.
Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session
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