W. Va. Code § 33-15B-1

The Legislature hereby finds that there is a need to provide guidelines regarding uniform health care administration in order to best serve consumers, health care providers and insurers and to organize and streamline the claims process. The purpose of this article is to authorize the insurance commissioner to develop standard forms and procedures regarding health care claims and to require that all insurers, third party payers, and health care providers implement and use such standards in a uniform manner.