Department of Health, Department of Health Facilities, and Department of Human Services

11/26/2019

DHHR today filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of WV a motion to dismiss the complaint filed in Jonathan R. et al. v. Justice et al. (Case No. 19-cv-00710)....more

11/19/2019

DHHR Bureau for Public Health today announced its Office of Medical Cannabis will begin accepting permit applications for medical cannabis growers, processors, dispensaries, and laboratories on December 19, 2019....more

11/18/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Children and Families (BCF) today released a Study of Kinship Care Families. ...more

11/12/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced the West Virginia Children’s Health Insurance Program (WVCHIP) has added coverage for maternity services. ...more

11/05/2019

DHHR today announced Aetna Better Health of West Virginia has been selected to serve as the Managed Care Organization (MCO) for the specialized managed care program for children and youth in adoption and foster care placement. ...more

10/28/2019

West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch today announced the appointment of Pamela M. Woodman-Kaehler as the Foster Care Ombudsman for West Virginia, effective October 28, 2019. ...more

10/07/2019

​The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) is working to address a state and national shortage of medical professionals with a new financial assistance initiative....more

09/11/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) today announced that William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital (Sharpe) has been readmitted to the Medicare program through the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). ...more

06/26/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Division of Family Assistance will begin accepting school clothing allowance applications on Monday, July 1, 2019, for eligible children enrolled in West Virginia schools. ...more

05/21/2019

DHHR, Office of Nutrition Services, today announced new U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) income eligibility guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC). ...more

05/14/2019

DHHR today entered into a partnership with the US Department of Justice by signing a Memorandum of Understanding to serve children with serious mental health conditions....more

05/13/2019

DHHR to Host CDC for Tips From Former Smokers Campaign...more

05/09/2019

DHHR, Bureau for Children and Families today announced a request for applications for entities interested in developing, maintaining, and supervising homeless shelters, services, and programs throughout the state. ...more

05/02/2019

West Virginia has been chosen as one of five states to partner with Shatterproof, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation of addiction, on the development and implementation of a rating system for addiction treatment programs...more

04/25/2019

DHHR Bureau for Medical Services is now accepting public comments on the new Children with Serious Emotional Disorder Waiver (CSEDW) until May 23, 2019. ...more

04/19/2019

DHHR Bureau for Children and Families (BCF) is broadening the continuum of services for youth ages 12-21 in the legal custody of DHHR through Qualified Residential Treatment Programs (QRTP). ...more

04/15/2019

DHHR Bureau for Behavioral Health will host the West Virginia Peer Recovery Support Services Conference on April 16-17, 2019 in Flatwoods, West Virginia. ...more

04/04/2019

West Virginia Family Health (WVFH) has announced its intention to not renew its West Virginia Medicaid managed care contract, effective June 30, 2019. ...more

03/25/2019

DHHR will receive $14.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to combat the opioid crisis. The funding will expand access to medication-assisted treatment (MAT) and effective social supports. ...more

03/18/2019

DHHR today announced applications for the Emergency Low Income Emergency Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be accepted beginning Monday, March 25, 2019, and ending Friday, March 29, 2019, or until funds have been exhausted. ...more

02/08/2019

DHHR Cabinet Secretary Bill J. Crouch today announced the appointment of Catherine C. Slemp, MD, MPH, as the permanent State Health Officer and Commissioner of DHHR’s Bureau for Public Health, effective immediately. ...more

02/07/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) has awarded $1 million to Thomas Health to expand substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment and recovery services in Clay, Fayette, Kanawha, Nicholas and Roane counties....more

02/07/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources will issue all SNAP benefits for the month of March on March 1, 2019. ...more

01/30/2019

The WV DHHR today announced applications for the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP) will be accepted beginning Monday, February 4, 2019, and ending February 22, 2019, or until funds are exhausted. ...more

01/15/2019

As a result of the partial federal government shutdown, the WV DHHR, Bureau for Children and Families will issue an early release of February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to eligible clients. ...more

01/09/2019

During the partial federal government shutdown, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), administered by DHHR, will continue....more

01/09/2019

The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR), Bureau for Public Health today announced a change to the soy-based infant formula provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)....more