West Virginia health agencies must set goals and report results

Each covered department must prepare an annual plan with measurable program goals. Plans cover every budgeted program activity in the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Health Facilities and the Office of the Inspector General, including their bureaus, offices, and programs. Plans must describe needed resources, how results will be measured, and how measurements will be checked. Department employees must prepare the plans and include them in annual performance reports. The law took effect May 31, 2026. Plans are required annually.

Covered agencies must send program results to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability. Reporting covers the Departments of Health, Human Services, and Health Facilities and the Office of the Inspector General, including their bureaus, offices, and programs. Department employees must prepare reports comparing results with goals, explaining missed goals and plans to reach them, and summarizing completed program evaluations. Reports for fiscal years 2027, 2028, and 2029 onward must include results for the preceding one, two, and three fiscal years, respectively. Annual reports begin July 1, 2027. By July 1, 2026, agencies had to report progress on performance measures and plans to compile starting data for fiscal year 2025.

The oversight commission must send an annual report to the Joint Committee on Government and Finance. This duty applies to the Legislative Oversight Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability. The report must describe and evaluate the preceding year’s major activities and important policy decisions. It must include other information the commission considers important, including recommendations for changes to laws, spending, or policies and reasons for them. The commission may recommend changes to improve health and social services. The commission must submit its report on or before January 1 each year.