2023 West Virginia Code
Chapter 26. State Health Facilities
Article 1. Department of Health Facilities
§26-1-3. Secretary of Department of Health Facilities; Powers and Duties

(1) Coordinate efforts with the Secretary of Human Services and the Secretary of Health, including authority to share the expense of administrative services through a memorandum of understanding established by agreement of the secretaries as required under 5F-2-1a of this code;

(2) Manage, direct, control, and govern state owned health facilities;

(3) Operate state health facilities and adopt rules pertaining to their operation;

(4) Protect the rights of clients served by state health facilities;

(5) Develop and implement critical performance indicators to be used to hold state hospitals accountable. The performance system indicators shall be implemented no later than January 1, 2025; and

(6) Cooperate with the Office of the Inspector General and take action on its findings.

(1) Acquire by condemnation or otherwise any interest, right, privilege, land, or improvement and hold title to the land or improvement, for the use or benefit of the state or a state hospital or facility, to sell, exchange or otherwise convey any interest, right, privilege, land, or improvement acquired or held by the state, state hospital, or state facility Any condemnation proceedings shall be conducted pursuant to 54-1-1 et seq. of this code;

(2) Receive donations;

(3) Accept, allocate, and spend any federal funds that may be made available to the state by the federal government; and

(4) Transfer residents between the facilities. The clinical director may accept transfer of residents from correctional institutions, subject to the provisions of 28-1-1 et seq. of this code.