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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO. 27

(By Senators Prezioso, Jenkins, Barnes, Foster and Plymale)


Amending the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates.

Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Joint Rules of the Senate and House of Delegates be amended by adding thereto a new rule, designated Joint Rule No. 32, to read as follows:
Joint Committee on Scope of Medical Practice:
32. (a) All scope of practice related legislation introduced in either house of the Legislature shall be referred to the standing committee on Health and Human Resources in addition to any other reference the presiding officer may designate. Upon reference of any scope of practice related legislation, the committee shall forward such legislation to the Commission on Scope of Practice who shall return recommendations regarding the merit of the legislation to the committee prior to the committee's consideration of such legislation.
(b) The commission shall make a continuing study and investigation of scope of practice of all health care and medical fields functioning in the state. The powers and duties of the commission regarding scope of practice include, but are not limited to, the following:
(1) Studying the expansion or limitation of the scope of medical practice of all health care fields functioning in West Virginia;
(2) Making recommendations on the merits of expanding or limiting the various scope of practices of all health related and medical fields functioning within the state following receipt of recommendation of the Commission on Scope of Practice;
(3) Analyzing each item of proposed scope of practice legislation, including amendments thereto, with particular reference to analysis as to safety, medical necessity, and adherence to sound medical guidelines and policy, and reporting of its findings in regard thereto to the Legislature; and
(4) Maintaining reference materials concerning scope of practice matters, including, without limitation, information as to laws and systems in other states.
(c) The Legislature may not consider any legislation that would modify the scope of practice of medical or health care field without first obtaining recommendations from the Commission on Scope of Practice. Upon receipt of a recommendation from the Commission on Scope of Practice, the committee may adopt the recommendation, reject the recommendation or amend it as the committee deems necessary in the public interest.
(d) This rule may be suspended by the adoption of a resolution by two-thirds of the membership of each house providing for the suspension of the rule.
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