64 CSR 90
H. B. 4206
(By Delegates Mahan, Palumbo, Cann, Pino, Armstead and
Overington)
[Introduced January 27, 2006; referred to the Committee on
Finance then the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact article 5, chapter 64 of the Code of
West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to authorizing the
Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a
legislative rule relating to the regulation of opioid
treatment programs.
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. Department of Health and Human Resources.
The legislative rule filed in the state register on the
twenty-sixth day of July, two thousand five, 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 the twenty-first day of December, two thousand five, relating to the Department of Health
and Human Resources (regulation of opioid treatment programs, 64
CSR 90), 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 the Regulation of Opioid Treatment Programs.
This section is new; therefore, strike-throughs and
underscoring have been omitted.