PART 4. DUTIES OF FAMILY PROTECTION SERVICES BOARD.
§48-26-401. Duties of board generally.
It is the duty of the board to:

(1) Regulate its procedural practice;

(2) Receive and consider applications for the development of shelters;

(3) Facilitate the formation and operation of shelters;

(4) Promulgate rules to implement the provisions of this article and any applicable federal guidelines;

(5) Advise the secretary on matters of concern relative to his or her responsibilities under this article;

(6) Study issues pertinent to family protection shelters, programs for domestic violence victims, and report the results to the governor and the Legislature;

(7) Conduct hearings as necessary under this article;

(8) Delegate to the secretary such powers and duties of the board as the board may deem appropriate to delegate, including, but not limited to, the authority to approve, disapprove, revoke or suspend licenses;

(9) Deliver funds to shelters within forty-five days of the approval of a proposal for such shelters;

(10) Establish a system of peer review which will ensure the safety, well-being and health of the clients of all shelters operating in the state;

(11) Evaluate annually each funded shelter to determine its compliance with the goals and objectives set out in its original application for funding or subsequent revisions;

(12) To award to shelters, for each fiscal year, ninety-five percent of the total funds collected and paid over during the fiscal year to the special revenue account established pursuant to section 2-604 of this chapter and to expend, during said period a sum not in excess of five percent of said funds for cost of administering provisions of this article;

(13) Establish and enforce system of standards for annual licensure for all shelters and programs in the state;

(14) Enforce standards; and

(15) Review its rules biannually.

Note: WV Code updated with legislation passed through the 2012 1st Special Session