§16-1A-6. Contract with statewide credentialing verification organization; requirements.

The Secretary and Insurance Commissioner shall assure that:

(1) Any contract executed with a credentialing verification organization shall be for an initial contract period of at least three years, subject to renewals, and the Secretary and Insurance Commissioner shall, in consultation with the advisory committee, periodically review the statewide credentialing verification organization's operations no less often than prior to every renewal.

(2) A credentialing verification organization selected pursuant to this article must, at a minimum, be certified by the national committee for quality assurance, be able to demonstrate compliance with the joint commission's standards for credentialing and with all federal and state credentialing regulations, and maintain an errors and omissions insurance policy in amounts deemed to be adequate by the Secretary and Insurance Commissioner.

(3) Preference shall be given to credentialing verification organizations organized within the State of West Virginia.