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CHAPTER <strong>514</strong>–COVERED SERVICES, LIMITATIONS, AND EXCLUSIONS, FORNURSING FACILITY SERVICESINTRODUCTIONThe <strong>West</strong> Virginia Medicaid Program is administered pursuant to Title XIX <strong>of</strong> the Social SecurityAct and <strong>Chapter</strong> 9 <strong>of</strong> <strong>West</strong> Virginia Code. The Bureau for Medical <strong>Services</strong> (BMS) in the <strong>West</strong>Virginia Department <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Resources (<strong>DHHR</strong>) is the single <strong>State</strong> Agencyresponsible for administering the program. This program, therefore, must also function withinfederally defined parameters. Any service, procedure, item, or situation not discussed in themanual must be presumed non-covered.Medicaid <strong>of</strong>fers a comprehensive scope <strong>of</strong> medically necessary medical and mental healthservices. All covered and authorized services must be provided by enrolled providers practicingwithin the scope <strong>of</strong> their license, utilizing pr<strong>of</strong>essionally accepted standards <strong>of</strong> care, and inaccordance with all <strong>State</strong> and Federal requirements. Enrolled providers are subject to review <strong>of</strong>services provided to Medicaid members by BMS whether or not the services require priorauthorization. All providers <strong>of</strong> services must maintain current, accurate, legible and completedocumentation to justify medical necessity for service provided to each Medicaid member andmade available to BMS or its designee upon request.This chapter sets forth the BMS requirements for payment <strong>of</strong> services provided by nursingfacilities to eligible <strong>West</strong> Virginia Medicaid resident.<strong>514</strong>.1 DEFINITIONSDefinitions governing the provisions <strong>of</strong> all <strong>West</strong> Virginia Medicaid services will apply pursuant toProvider Manual Common <strong>Chapter</strong> 200, Acronyms and Definitions. The following definitionsapply to the requirements for payment <strong>of</strong> nursing facility services described in this chapter.Administrator - a person licensed by the <strong>West</strong> Virginia <strong>Nursing</strong> Home Administrators LicensingBoard as a “<strong>Nursing</strong> Home Administrator” who is responsible and accountable for the day-todayoperations <strong>of</strong> the nursing facility.Abuse - the willful infliction <strong>of</strong> injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or punishmentwith resulting physical harm, pain or mental anguish.Ancillary Service - a required service necessary to support the primary activities <strong>of</strong> the nursingfacility to meet the resident’s needs. However, these services are not included in the per diemrate.Capacity - the ability to comprehend and retain information which is material to a decision,especially as to the likely consequences; the person is able to use the information and weigh itDepartment <strong>of</strong> Health and Human Resources <strong>Chapter</strong> <strong>514</strong>: <strong>Nursing</strong> <strong>Facility</strong> <strong>Services</strong> Page 7January 1, 2013DISCLAIMER: This manual does not address all the complexities <strong>of</strong> Medicaid policies and procedures,and must be supplemented with all <strong>State</strong> and Federal Laws and Regulations.

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