Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 36, September 6, 2024
Section 64-69-2 - Definitions2.1. Advisory Committee. -- The medical advisory committee to the breast and cervical cancer detection and education program coalition.2.2. Approved Procedure. -- A medical procedure that has been selected by the medical advisory committee to be paid for by the fund.2.3. Bureau. -- The state bureau for public health of the department of health and human resources.2.4. Federal Poverty Level. -- The prevailing national poverty income guidelines established by the federal government and published in the Federal Register.2.5. Fund. -- The breast and cervical cancer diagnostic and treatment fund.2.6. Provider. -- A physician, hospital or laboratory currently licensed and operating or practicing in this state. [1] The Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) was created by the Legislature's reorganization of the executive branch of State government in 1989. The Department of Public Health was renamed the Division of Health and made a part of the DHHR (W. Va. Code ' 5F-1-1 et seq.). Administratively within the DHHR the Bureau for Public Health through its Commissioner carries out the public health function of the Division of Health.