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Survey blames shortage of at-home care providers on certificates of need
By Phil Kabler, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Cumbersome certificate of need requirements are contributing to a shortage of in-home personal care providers for senior citizens, members of the House Committee on Senior Citizen Issues learned Wednesday.

Attorney Andrew Ellis said that companies seeking to provide in-home care services not only have to get a certificate from the state Health Care Authority, but must get a letter from the Bureau of Medical Services verifying that the services to be provided will not impose an additional financial burden on the state.

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Survey blames shortage of at-home care providers on certificates of need
By Phil Kabler, The Charleston Gazette
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Cumbersome certificate of need requirements are contributing to a shortage of in-home personal care providers for senior citizens, members of the House Committee on Senior Citizen Issues learned Wednesday.

Attorney Andrew Ellis said that companies seeking to provide in-home care services not only have to get a certificate from the state Health Care Authority, but must get a letter from the Bureau of Medical Services verifying that the services to be provided will not impose an additional financial burden on the state.

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