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W. Va. Code § 9-2-1 (2026)

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ARTICLE 2. COMMISSIONER OF HUMAN SERVICES; POWERS, DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES GENERALLY.

§9-2-1. Department of Human Services.

Until January 1, 2024, the division of human services within the Department of Health and Human Resources shall have those powers and duties respecting the administration of the assistance programs as authorized, granted and imposed by this chapter and elsewhere by law. Beginning January 1, 2024, the Department of Human Services is comprised of the agencies as provided in §5F-2-1a of this code, is charged with the administration of this chapter, and shall have those powers and duties respecting the administration of the assistance programs as authorized, granted and imposed by this chapter and elsewhere by law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2024 · leading case: Queen v. West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc., 365 S.E.2d 375 (W. Va. 1987).
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Queen v. West Virginia Univ. Hospitals, Inc., 365 S.E.2d 375 (W. Va. 1987). · cites it 2× “); the Department of Human Services, W.Va.Code § 9-2-1 et seq. (1984 Replacement Vol.”
Forloine v. Persily (S.D.W. Va 2024). · cites it 2× “See W. Va. Code § 9-2-1 (2023). Still, BMS remains West Virginia’s single State agency.”
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