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The HCA Mission

The West Virginia Health Care Authority works to:

Protect Citizens from unreasonable increases in the cost of healthcare services;
Promote appropriate distribution of quality health care services;
Promote the financial viability of the healthcare delivery system; and,
Assure the collection, analysis and dissemination of health related information to citizens, providers, policy makers and other customers.

Vision

All West Virginians will have appropriate access to a continuum of affordable, quality, coordinated healthcare services.

Welcome to the West Virginia Health Care Authority’s Website.

The West Virginia Health Care Authority Operations:

Regulates the need for capital expenditures of covered services for health facilities through the certificate of need (CON) program.
Collects, analyzes, and disseminates health care financial and clinical data to assess utilization, access, costs, and quality.

News and Announcements

INCREASE IN CON CAPITAL EXPENDITURE MINIMUM
The capital expenditure minimum for calendar year 2018 is $5,237,700.
CON ANNOUNCEMENT
Amendments to the following Emergency Rules have been approved by the Secretary of State
Increase in CON capital expenditure minimum
The capital expenditure minimum for calendar year 2017 is $5,100,000.

Moratorium

The West Virginia Health Care Authority issued an Order dated June 6, 2018, declaring a moratorium upon the processing of applications for the development or other establishment of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities. This moratorium shall continue until the development of State Health Plan Standards for evaluating Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities have been signed and approved.

CON Standards Public Comment

The West Virginia Health Care Authority has scheduled an additional public comment period to receive comments on the following proposed Certificate of Need Standards:

· Intermediate Care Facilities

· Positron Emission Tomography

Comments may be submitted to Barbara Skeen, Director of Certificate of Need, West Virginia Health Care Authority, 100 Dee Drive, Charleston, WV 25311 or via email at bskeen@hcawv.org. Comments must be received no later than close of business on June 28, 2018.

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