State Ex Rel. Ridge v. West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources

Workman, Justice:

This case is before the Court upon a petition for a writ of mandamus filed by the Petitioners,1 seven entities currently under contract to provide residential services to youth in the State of West Virginia. They seek to require the Respondents, West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources (hereinafter “DHHR”), its Cabinet Secretary, the West Virginia Bureau for Medical Services (hereinafter “BMS”), its Acting Commissioner, the Bureau for Children and Families (hereinafter “BCF”), and its Commissioner, (hereinafter jointly referred to separately or jointly as…