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COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE

FOR

Senate Bill No. 265

(By Senator Snyder)

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[Originating in the Committee on the Judiciary;

reported March 22, 2013.]

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A BILL to amend and reenact article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating generally to the promulgation of administrative rules by the Department of Health and Human Resources; legislative mandate or authorization for the promulgation of certain legislative rules by various executive or administrative agencies of the state; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules with various modifications presented to and recommended by the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules in the form that the rules were filed in the State Register; authorizing certain of the agencies to promulgate certain legislative rules in the form that the rules were filed in the State Register and as amended by the Legislature; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to reportable diseases, events and conditions; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to general sanitation; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Grade A pasturized milk; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for services; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the regulation of opioid treatment programs; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to pulse oximetry newborn testing; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the regulation of opioid treatment programs; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to chronic pain management clinic licensure; authorizing the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to minimum licensing requirements for residential child care and treatment facilities for children and transitioning adults in West Virginia; authorizing the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the West Virginia Health Information Network; and authorizing the Bureau of Senior Services to promulgate a legislative rule relating to the in-home care worker registry.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

    That article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:

ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.

§64-5-1. Bureau for Public Health.

    (a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 31, 2012, authorized under the authority of section four, article one, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on January 10, 2013, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (reportable diseases, events and conditions, 64 CSR 7), is authorized with the following amendments:

    On page twenty-four, subsection 9.1., by striking out the words “the reporting” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the access”;

    On page twenty-five, subsection 9.2., by striking out the words “be reported” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “be made available”;

    On page twenty-five, subsection 9.2., by striking out the words “the reporting” and inserting in lieu thereof the words “the access”;

    On page twenty-five, subsection 9.2., after the word “activities” by inserting the following: “consistent with the mission of the bureau. The responsibility for communication with healthcare facilities regarding data collection, data quality and completeness rests with the Office of Epidemiology and Prevention Services within the Bureau for Public Health”;

    And,

    On page twenty-five, by striking out all of subsection 9.3. and renumbering the remaining subsection.

    (b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on June 29, 2012, authorized under the authority of section four, article one, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on November 15, 2012, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (general sanitation, 64 CSR 18), is authorized.

    (c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 27, 2012, authorized under the authority of section five, article seven, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (Grade A pasturized milk, 64 CSR 34), is authorized.

    (d) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 31, 2012, authorized under the authority of section one, article eleven, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review committee and refiled in the State Register on January 10, 2013, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (fees for services, 64 CSR 51), is authorized.

    (e) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on October 11, 2012, authorized under the authority of section four, article one, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (regulation of opioid treatment programs, 64 CSR 90), is authorized.

    (f) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 27, 2012, authorized under the authority of section four, article one, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on January 10, 2013, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (pulse oximetry newborn testing, 64 CSR 100), is authorized with the following amendment:

    On page two, subdivision 5.3, by striking out the words “the closest” and inserting in lieu thereof the word “an”.

§64-5-2. Department of Health and Human Resources.

    (a) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 31, 2012, authorized under the authority of section one, article eleven, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on February 5, 2013, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (regulation of opioid treatment programs, 69 CSR 7), is authorized.

    (b) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on January 7, 2013, authorized under the authority of section nine, article five-h, chapter sixteen, of this code, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (chronic pain management clinic licensure, 69 CSR 8), is authorized with the following amendments:

    On page four, subsection 3.1., by striking out all of subdivisions 3.1.a., 3.1.b., 3.1.c. and 3.1.d. and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

    3.1.a. The primary component of the medical practice of the clinic, facility or office is treatment of chronic pain for non-malignant conditions;

    3.1.b. More than fifty percent of patients in any one month of the prescribers are provided treatment for chronic pain for nonmalignant conditions and are prescribed, administered or dispensed tramadol, carisoprodol, opioid drug products or other Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances for such diagnosis;

    3.1.c. The calculation of more than fifty percent of patients will be calculated by dividing the number of unique patient encounters at the clinic, facility or office during any one month for a diagnosis of chronic nonmalignant pain and pursuant to such diagnosis of chronic nonmalignant pain were prescribed, administered or dispensed tramadol, carisoprodol, opioid drugs or other Scheduled II or Scheduled III controlled substances by the total number of all patient encounters at the clinic, facility or office during any month; and

    3.1.d. Patients receiving tramadol, carisoprodol, opioid drug products or other Schedule II or Schedule III controlled substances for treatment of an injury or illness that lasts or is expected to last thirty days or less shall not be included in the calculation of more than fifty percent of all patients.;

    And renumbering the remaining subdivisions;

    And,

    On page thirteen, subparagraph 6.5.b.2.B., after the words “Osteopathic Specialist;” by inserting the words “hold Competency Certification in Controlled Substances Management;”.

    (c) The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 30, 2012, authorized under the authority of section four, article two-b, chapter forty-nine, of this code, modified by the Department of Health and Human Resources to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on January 15, 2013, relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources (minimum licensing requirements for residential child care and treatment facilities for children and transitioning adults in West Virginia, 78 CSR 3), is authorized.

§64-5-3. Health Care Authority.

    The legislative rule filed in the State Register on May 14, 2012, authorized under the authority of section seven, article twenty-nine-g, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Health Care Authority to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-Making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on July 19, 2012, relating to the Health Care Authority to promulgate a legislative rule relating to (West Virginia Health Information Network, 65 CSR 28), is authorized.

§64-5-4. Bureau of Senior Services.

    The legislative rule filed in the State Register on August 31, 2012, authorized under the authority of section fifteen, article five-p, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by the Bureau of Senior Services to meet the objections of the Legislative Rule-making Review Committee and refiled in the State Register on January 17, 2013, relating to the Bureau of Senior Services (in-home care worker registry, 76 CSR 2), is authorized.

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