H. B. 2161
(By Delegates Martin, Douglas, Varner, Collins, Thompson,
Everson and Stalnaker)
[Introduced February 19, 1997; referred to the
Committee on Government Organization.]
A BILL to repeal article one-a; sections six, seven, eight, nine
and ten, article five-a; section six, article twenty-nine- b; article twenty-nine-d; all of chapter sixteen the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty one, as
amended, relating to repeal of archaic language relating to
health-related boards, councils, committees and programs
which have terminated, been superseded or are otherwise
defunct and inactive; repealing provisions creating the
health care planning commission and related legislative
oversight committee; repealing provisions creating the
patient qualification and review board and the controlled
substances therapeutic research program; repealing
provisions creating the health care cost review advisory
council; repealing provisions creating the legislative task
force on uncompensated health care and medicaid
expenditures; and repealing provisions creating the advisory
committee for the omnibus health care act and a state health planning program.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That sections six, seven, eight, nine and ten, article five- a; section six, article twenty-nine-b; section seven, article
twenty-nine-d, all of chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one, as amended,
be repealed.
§1. Repeal of article creating a health care planning commission
and related legislative oversight committee.
Article one-a, chapter sixteen of the code of West Virginia,
one thousand nine hundred and thirty one, as amended, is hereby
repealed.
§2. Repeal of sections creating the patient qualification and
review board and the controlled substances therapeutic
research program.
Sections six, seven, eight, nine and ten, article five-a,
chapter sixteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine
hundred and thirty one, as amended, are hereby repealed.
§3. Repeal of section creating the health care cost review
advisory council.
Section six, article twenty-nine-b, chapter sixteen of the
code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty-one,
as amended, is hereby repealed.
§4. Repeal of article creating the legislative task force on
uncompensated health care and medicaid expenditures.
Article twenty-nine-c, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty one, as amended,
is hereby repealed.
§5. Repeal of article relating to state health planning and
creating the advisory committee for the omnibus health care
act.
Article twenty-nine-d, chapter sixteen of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred and thirty one, as amended,
is hereby repealed.
NOTE: The purpose of this legislation is to repeal sections
in the code relating to health-related boards, commissions,
advisory councils and programs which have previously terminated
or have been determined to be defunct or inactive.
This bill is recommended for passage during the 1997 Regular
Session of the Legislature by the Joint Standing Committee on
Government Organization.