DHHR 64csr7
H. B. 2728
(By Delegates Mahan, Palumbo,
Cann, Pino, Armstead and Overington)
[Introduced February 28, 2005; referred to the
Committee on Finance then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend §64-5 of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, by adding thereto a new
section, designated §1, relating to authorizing the Department
of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to reportable diseases, events and conditions.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §64-5 of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred thirty-one, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new
section, designated §1, to read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-5-1. Department of Health and Human Resources.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-seventh day of August, two thousand four, 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 the sixth day of December, two
thousand four, relating to the Department of Health and Human
Resources (reportable diseases, events and conditions, 64 CSR 7),
is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department
of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule
relating to Reportable Diseases, Events and Conditions.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.