West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 78 - Human Services
Title 78 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUREAU FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
Series 78-22 - Child Care Quality Rating And Improvement System
Section 78-22-2 - Applicability and Enforcement

2.1. This rule applies to any child care program that participates in the Quality Rating and Improvement System operated by the Department of Health and Human Resources in accordance with W. Va. Code §49-2E.

2.2. This rule is enforced by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources.

2.3. Pursuant to W. Va. Code § 49-2E-4, no provision of this rule may be construed to require implementation of a quality rating and improvement system unless funds are appropriated therefor. The 'Quality Rating and Improvement System Cost Implementation Study' dated July 31, 2011, prepared and published by the Marshall University Center for Business and Economic Research for the Department of Health and Human Resources and accessible on-line at http://www.marshall.edu/cber/research/QualityRatingImprovementSystemFINAL.pdf [File Link Not Available], is the financial plan submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Resources pursuant to Chapter § 49-2E-3, and is hereby attached by reference and incorporated into this rule as if fully set forth herein. The financial plan prioritizes the components of the system for implementation and provides for gradual implementation over a period of several years in the event that funding is not sufficient to implement all requirements in code.