HB 5636
Providing solutions for Child Welfare Payment System Challenges
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Bill overview
This bill aims to address significant challenges within West Virginia’s Child Welfare Payment System. It seeks to ensure that service providers receive timely payments for the services they deliver to children in state care, preventing financial hardship for these organizations. The bill proposes changes to the payment process, including decoupling payments from individual worker entries and establishing a standardized invoice-based system, alongside regular meetings between providers and the Department of Human Services finance department.
Key provisions
- Decouple payments from individual worker entries in the Child Protective Services/Youth Services system.
- Implement an invoice-based payment system for services rendered.
- Establish a formal annual reconciliation process completed within six months.
- Create a dedicated payment resolution process with a designated contact.
- Require regular monthly meetings between provider representatives and the Department of Human Services finance unit.
- Allow foster family status updates to child placement agencies via the State PATH system.
- Address and correct systemic coding errors in the PATH system for transitional living services.
- Require prompt payment and prompt reconciliation for billing.
Who is affected
- Child Welfare Service Providers
- Department of Human Services
- Foster Families
- Children in State Care
- Socially Necessary Service Providers
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