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There are 181 bill(s) regarding Health

Bill Title Status Committee Step Last Action
SB 29 Relating to involuntary hospitalization order by physician in certain cases Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  02/14/20 
SB 37 Providing long-term care and substance abuse treatment Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
SB 39 Requiring patients be provided estimate of health care provider's standard charges Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
SB 43 Imposing cap under insurance policy or discount prescription drug plan for covered prescription insulin drug Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/08/20 
SB 65 Establishing Family and Medical Leave Insurance Benefits Act Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/08/20 
SB 78 Requiring DHHR to file petition to terminate parental rights under certain circumstances Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
SB 83 Creating Fetal Heartbeat Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
SB 89 Creating Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
SB 137 Requiring Legislature provide funds to DHHR for local boards of health pay raises in certain circumstances Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/08/20 
SB 189 Relating to partial filling of prescriptions Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/09/20 
SB 197 Enacting Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/16/20 
SB 202 Allowing one member of PSD board to be county commissioner Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 28, 2020)
SB 220 Relating to exemptions from mandated immunizations Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/09/20 
SB 229 Requiring Public Health Commissioner create program for reimbursement of adult dental care and free and charitable clinics Pending  Senate Finance Committee  02/12/20 
SB 252 Creating Emergency Medical Services Personnel Loan Forgiveness Program Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/10/20 
SB 257 Prohibiting discrimination in access to organ transplants based on physical or mental disability Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/10/20 
SB 268 Relating to certain waivers for SNAP benefits Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/10/20 
SB 269 Establishing advisory council on rare diseases Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 278 Providing various methods to deal with defendant who becomes incompetent during trial Pending    3rd Reading  03/07/20 
SB 286 Prohibiting syringe exchange programs Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/10/20 
SB 288 Relating to family planning and child spacing Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 291 Requiring PEIA and health insurance providers provide mental health parity Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 473 Requiring physicians notify parents when prescribing contraceptives to minors Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/15/20 
SB 480 Enacting WV Human Life Protection Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/15/20 
SB 505 Relating to acquisition and disposition of property by urban development authority Pending  Senate Government Organization Committee  01/24/20 
SB 526 Requiring DHHR seek waiver within SNAP seeking exclusion of sweetened beverages and energy drinks from program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/17/20 
SB 543 Establishing Minority Health Advisory Team Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/20 
SB 544 Authorizing pharmacists and pharmacy interns administer vaccines Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 18, 2020)
SB 546 Requiring Medicaid and insurance coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/20/20 
SB 549 Relating to informed consent for vaccinations Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/20 
SB 555 Enacting the Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/20 
SB 558 Relating to study of health care workforce Pending  Senate Workforce Committee  01/21/20 
SB 560 Permitting nursing home use trained individuals administer medication Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 18, 2020)
SB 565 Allowing private schools option of requiring vaccinations Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/20 
SB 567 Relating to wholesale importation of prescription drugs Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/21/20 
SB 577 Relating to insurance coverage for insulin Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/22/20 
SB 603 Relating to prohibition on short-term duration health insurance Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/23/20 
SB 605 Redefining definition of 'life-prolonging intervention' Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/23/20 
SB 610 Removing resident manager requirement for Alcohol Beverage Control Administration Signed  Effective July 1, 2020
SB 624 Creating WV Black Lung Program Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  01/27/20 
SB 627 Authorizing local board of health to engage in office-based medication-assisted treatment Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/27/20 
SB 628 Creating WV Children's Vision Act Pending  Senate Education Committee  01/27/20 
SB 643 Creating Youth Mental Health Protection Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/29/20 
SB 647 Permitting physician's assistants and advanced practice registered nurses issue do-not-resuscitate orders Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 648 Providing dental coverage for adult Medicaid recipients Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 664 Adding physician's assistant to list of medical professionals capable of determining if individual lacks capacity Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020)
SB 666 Improving quality of WV Medicaid Program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/30/20 
SB 671 Relating to temporary food service permits Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/20 
SB 679 Creating Clean Drinking Water Act of 2020 Pending  Senate Judiciary Committee  01/31/20 
SB 681 Creating Persistent Symptoms Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/20 
SB 682 Creating pilot program to implement smart health cards for individuals receiving Medicaid Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/20 
SB 688 Relating to telemedicine practice Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/03/20 
SB 689 Enacting Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
SB 702 Designating specific grade levels in which nutrition and physical fitness programs are taught Pending  House Education Committee  02/18/20 
SB 707 Relating to nursing career pathways Signed  Effective from passage - (March 7, 2020)
SB 715 Creating Patient Safety and Transparency Act Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/05/20 
SB 720 Including DHHR employees in WV Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening process Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/06/20 
SB 724 Including ulcerative colitis as serious medical condition Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/06/20 
SB 739 Authorizing PSC protect consumers of distressed and failing water and wastewater utilities Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 746 Providing contracted managed care companies access to uniform maternal screening tool Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
SB 747 Requiring Bureau for Public Health develop Diabetes Action Plan Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 748 Increasing awareness of palliative care services Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 752 Relating generally to medical cannabis Pending    3rd Reading  03/07/20 
SB 758 Relating to authority of Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/27/20 
SB 763 Improving accountability of opioid manufacturers Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/13/20 
SB 767 Relating to licensure of hospitals Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
SB 774 Disposing of unused, unwanted, or expired medications Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/13/20 
SB 782 Relating to fees assessed by Health Care Authority on certain hospitals Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/25/20 
SB 792 Relating to employment of nurses in public schools Pending  Senate Education Committee  02/14/20 
SB 797 Authorizing governing boards of public and private hospitals employ hospital police officers Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
SB 817 Reducing cost of prescription drugs Pending  Senate Banking and Insurance Committee  02/17/20 
SB 820 Authorizing DHHR transfer comprehensive community mental health centers and intellectual disability facilities to regional centers and facilities Pending  House Finance Committee  03/02/20 
SB 830 Eliminating special merit-based employment system for health care professionals Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 3, 2020)
HB 2074 Life at Conception Act of 2019 Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2077 Prohibiting smoking in an enclosed motor vehicle when a child under the age of eight is present Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2080 Authorizing possession and smoking of medical cannabis by approved persons Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2214 Requiring applicants for new and renewed drivers’ licenses to be asked if they desire to be organ donors Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2227 Nondiscrimination in Involuntary Denial of Treatment Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2319 Creating a state-administered wholesale drug importation program Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2323 Raising the legal age for purchase of tobacco and tobacco products Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2331 Relating to legalizing cannabis production, sales and adult consumption Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/23/20 
HB 2337 Assessing the health impact of any new, or modification to, rule proposed by the Secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2345 Developing a resource for use by parents to monitor and track deaf and hard-of-hearing children’s receptive and expressive language Pending  House Education Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2383 Creating a pilot program for expansion of school-based mental health and school-based diversion Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2428 Creating a state administered wholesale drug importation program Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2430 Prohibiting forcing currently owner-occupied residences to be required to participate in a public sewer or public water system Pending  House Technology and Infrastructure Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2537 West Virginia Black Lung Program Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2544 Authorizing local boards of health to assess, charge and collect increased environmental fees for restaurants Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2581 Requiring recipients of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program be issued a photo identification card Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2652 Relating to public health Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2656 Health Care Choice Act Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2729 Recognition of Emergency Medical Services Personnel Licensure Interstate Compact Pending  House Government Organization Committee  01/17/20 
HB 2817 Youth Mental Health Protection Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2847 Relating to exemptions from mandated immunizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2903 Fetal Heartbeat Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2915 Restricting the performance of abortions and acquiring, providing, receiving, otherwise transferring, or using fetal body parts Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2950 Relating to employees of local boards of health Pending  House Finance Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2961 Permitting the commissioner to require a water supply system be equipped with a backflow prevention assembly Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 2978 Improving the quality of West Virginia’s Medicaid program Pending  House Finance Committee  02/07/20 
HB 2983 Relating to therapeutic rights of minors Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2987 Relating to Involuntary treatment for alcohol and other drug abuse Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 2988 Relating to tobacco usage restrictions Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3019 Health Care Transparency Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3028 Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3042 Requiring prescriptions be made by electronic means Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 3049 Improving dissemination of boiled water advisories to affected communities Pending    Concurrence  03/05/20 
HB 4003 Relating to telehealth insurance requirements Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4007 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (May 19, 2020)
HB 4009 Relating to the process for involuntary hospitalization Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4028 Relating to licensure of hospitals Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4037 Fetal Heartbeat Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4052 Persistent Symptoms Act Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4054 Vapor Products Warning Notice Pending  House Small Business, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4059 Increasing access to long acting reversible contraception Pending    2nd Reading  03/07/20 
HB 4063 Relating to compulsory immunizations Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4066 Raising the legal age for the purchase of tobacco, tobacco products Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/08/20 
HB 4078 Relating to insulin cost management Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/09/20 
HB 4108 Relating generally to certificates of need for health care services Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020)
HB 4114 Informed Consent Protection Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/13/20 
HB 4124 Exempting certain health services from certificate of need Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/13/20 
HB 4161 Making it illegal to scleral tattoo a person Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4175 Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/14/20 
HB 4186 Removing marijuana as a tested substance from the screening requirements Pending  House Industry and Labor, Economic Development and Small Business Committee  01/14/20 
HB 4368 Relating to the Medical Cannabis Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/06/20 
HB 4387 Donated Drug Repository Program Pending  Senate Health and Human Resources Committee  02/18/20 
HB 4391 Redefining certain definitions, including the definition of "Life-prolonging intervention" Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/16/20 
HB 4422 The Patient Brokering Act Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4423 Permitting a nursing home to use trained individuals to administer medication Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/20/20 
HB 4424 Combining the presently existing five regional command centers of the office of Emergency Medical Services into a single state-wide center Pending  House Veterans' Affairs and Homeland Security Committee  01/20/20 
HB 4467 Relating to the posting of information regarding the West Virginia Tobacco Quitline Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/22/20 
HB 4468 The Genealogical Record Integrity Act of 2020 Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/22/20 
HB 4481 Relating to health care decisions Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/23/20 
HB 4492 West Virginia Children's Vision Act Pending  House Education Committee  01/23/20 
HB 4493 Relating to age verification requirements for delivery sales of tobacco Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/27/20 
HB 4497 Requiring an external defibrillator device at any secondary school athlete event Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 5, 2020)
HB 4498 Relating to a Woman's Right to Know Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/23/20 
HB 4511 Relating to exemptions for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Foster Homes Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/17/20 
HB 4521 Requiring rules of local boards of health to be approved by the county commission; exceptions Pending  House Political Subdivisions Committee  01/23/20 
HB 4539 Relating to the cultivation of medical cannabis Pending  House ANRS Committee  01/24/20 
HB 4540 Authorizing the appointment, qualifications, certification, authority, compensation, and training of hospital police officers Pending  House Finance Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4546 Relating to tuberculosis testing for school superintendents Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020)
HB 4567 Relating to the use of medical cannabis Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/28/20 
HB 4580 Eliminating the certificate of need program Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/29/20 
HB 4581 Relating to West Virginia Clearance for Access: Registry and Employment Screening Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 4, 2020)
HB 4583 Requiring Accountable Pharmaceutical Transparency, Oversight, and Reporting Act Pending  House Government Organization Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4605 Transferring state facilities to comprehensive regional mental health centers Pending  House Finance Committee  02/14/20 
HB 4609 Limiting minors' access to gender reassignment surgery or hormone replacement therapy Pending  House Judiciary Committee  01/30/20 
HB 4612 Modifying legislative rules for vital statistics relating to death certificates Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/30/20 
HB 4620 Redefining definition of "recovery residence" Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 1, 2020)
HB 4632 Relating to cost sharing in prescription epinephrine drugs Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4637 Relating to health care decisions Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4642 Relating to uniform credentialing for health practitioners Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  01/31/20 
HB 4652 Relating to tobacco usage restrictions Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4680 West Virginia Housing Development Fund loan program for recovery residences Pending  House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee  02/04/20 
HB 4688 Transferring 0.5 percent of Medicaid surplus funds to the Emergency Medical Services Equipment and Training Fund Pending  House Finance Committee  02/04/20 
HB 4710 Authorizing law-enforcement agencies to create a referral program for voluntary treatment of addiction Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4711 Developing a program for individuals suffering from a substance abuse disorder who voluntarily seek treatment for that abuse Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/05/20 
HB 4731 Establishing the Minority Health Advisory Team Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/06/20 
HB 4746 Establishing a registry of persons with a communication disability Pending    3rd Reading  03/07/20 
HB 4754 Including ulcerative colitis as a "serious medical condition" Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4758 Solemn Covenant of the States to Award Prizes for Curing Diseases Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/07/20 
HB 4764 Increasing the excise tax on E-cigarettes Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/10/20 
HB 4773 Creating a workgroup to investigate and recommend screening protocols for adverse childhood trauma in this state Signed  Effective Ninety Days from Passage - (June 2, 2020)
HB 4778 Creating the First Responders Mental Health Advisory Board Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/14/20 
HB 4799 Patient Safety and Transparency Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4814 Requiring parents or guardians to participate in programs for juveniles in an out-of-home placement Pending  House Judiciary Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4822 Relating to the licensure of hospitals Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4828 Creating a Children's Health Insurance Program buy-in program for children of families above 300 percent of the federal poverty level Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4831 Establishing a comprehensive addiction recovery center certification and grant program in this state Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4851 Screening for adverse childhood experiences Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4858 Classifying "marihuana" and tetrahydrocannabinols as a Schedule IV controlled substance Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4878 Creating a policy on vaccine preventable diseases Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4879 Granting jurisdiction to supervise youth sport league events to county boards of education and the Secondary School Activities Commission Pending  House Education Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4881 Permitting individuals who have certain qualifications to operate as tactical emergency medicine providers Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4888 Food Freedom Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4896 Relating to oversight of syringe exchange programs by the Department of Health and Human Resources Pending  House Prevention and Treatment of Substance Abuse Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4901 Mountaineer Games Sports League Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4920 Relating to powers and duties of the Commissioner of the Bureau for Public Health Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4924 Women's Health Protection Act Pending  House Health and Human Resources Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4926 Establishing the emergency service authority for Fayette County Pending  House Fire Departments and Emergency Medical Services Committee  02/11/20 
HB 4928 Requiring medical insurance providers to include infertility services in their policies Pending  House Banking and Insurance Committee  02/11/20