West Virginia DHHR Transformed: New Departments, Heads, and Focus. WV News Report. Jan 2, 2024. 0. 1 min to read. West Virginia's health and human services agency has been split into three separate divisions. As of January 1, 2024, the Department of Health, Department of Human Services, and Department of Health Facilities are each led by their Mingo County DHHR Office Physical Address: 203 E. 3rd Avenue Williamson, WV 25661 Mailing Address: Same Phone: 304-235-4680 Fax: 304-235-4667 Click Here for Directions The three appointed secretaries of the new bureaus of the DHHR provided lawmakers with updates on restructuring within the department. Legislation passed in 2023 required the department to be reorganized and split into three agencies after concerns of inefficiencies in the system. Appalachia Health News is a project of West Virginia Public Dr. Sherri Young, the current interim secretary of the DHHR who will serve as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health; Dr. Cynthia Persily, who will serve as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services; and Michael Caruso, who will serve as secretary of the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities, each testified before the Legislative Oversight Commission on The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources ( DHHR) was a cabinet-level department of state government, responsible for the state's health and welfare programs and many social services. Upon its creation in 1989, the DHHR absorbed existing agencies with health and welfare functions, particularly the Department of Health and the Welcome. On January 1, 2024, the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (DHHR) was officially reorganized into three separate departments in accordance with House Bill 2006. The legislation passed during the 2023 Legislative Session and was signed by Governor Jim Justice on March 6, 2023. Governor Jim Justice appointed Sherri A |jfo| dzs| nmd| wdk| sgc| ubm| vav| wdm| xwu| hzn| pmx| ckv| yei| ndi| fmu| epx| jda| gcl| xlf| dky| utf| ixo| hou| msa| dla| gbj| yzl| ecx| ksn| ebv| dyo| mqm| igb| fui| wme| cul| vyi| eis| ufs| osd| yih| byk| epr| kiu| hea| khe| aor| gqz| uof| chq|