Bill-DHHR 64CSR86
H. B. 2625
(By Delegates Mahan, Cann, Kominar and Faircloth)
[Introduced January 24, 2003; referred to the
Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend article five, chapter sixty-four of the code of
West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as
amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated section
two, relating to authorizing the division of health to
promulgate a legislative rule relating to surrogates for
incapacitated persons in health care facilities operated by
the department of health and human resources.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That article five, chapter sixty-four of the code of West
Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, be
amended by adding thereto a new section, designated section two, to
read as follows:
ARTICLE 5. AUTHORIZATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN
RESOURCES TO PROMULGATE LEGISLATIVE RULES.
§64-5-2. Division of health.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the eighth
day of February, two thousand two, under the authority of section
eight, article thirty, chapter sixteen, of this code, modified by
the division of health to meet the objections of the legislative
rule-making review committee and refiled in the state register on
the thirtieth day of May, two thousand two, relating to the
division of health (surrogates for incapacitated persons in health
care facilities operated by the department of health and human
resources, 64 CSR 86), is authorized.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Division of
Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to Surrogates for
Incapacitated Persons in Health Care Facilities Operated by the
Department of Health and Human Resources.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.