HB2485 H&HR AM 3-16
The House Health and Human Resource Committee moves to amend the bill on page two, section three, line fourteen, following the word "isomers" and the period by inserting the following:
"(f) "Law enforcement agencies" means and is limited to:
(1) The state police and its members;
(2) A county sheriff and his or her law-enforcement deputies;
(3) A police department in any municipality as defined in section two, article one, chapter eight of this code; and
(4) A federal DEA official who is investigating the manufacture or distribution of methamphetamine."
And relettering the remaining definitions.
On page nine, section eight, line fifteen following the word"section" and the period by adding the following:
"(d) Law enforcement agencies shall have access to this central repository established by the Board of Pharmacy in this section to determine those individuals who are purchasing a drug product containing as its single active ingredient ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or other designated precursor that may be used along with other substances as a component in the production and distribution of illegal methamphetamine in an amount greater than the amount legally allowed."

On page seven, section 14e, line seventeen, following the word"services" by inserting the following:
"(4)Significant funding is potentially available under the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (Public Law 111-16) to advance the purposes of this article if a state prepares to implement health information technology in alignment with that Act and provides necessary matching funds."
On page eight, section 14e, line four, following the word "does" by inserting the word "not";
On page eight, section 14e, line fifteen, following the word "chapter" by adding a comma and striking the word "or";
On page eight, section 14e, line sixteen following the word"twenty"and the dash by striking out the word "six" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "five";
On page eight, section 14e, line sixteen, following the word chapter and the comma by striking the word "and" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "or";
On page eight, section 14e, line 16, after "health TPA" by inserting a period;
On page eight, section 14e, line sixteen following the period by inserting the following:
"(5) "Health TPA"" and
renumbering the remaining definition;
On page nine, section 14e, line three, following the symbol (A)by striking out the number 0.199 and inserting in lieu thereof the number ".05;
On page nine, section 14e, line four after the word

"insurer"by inserting the words "on health insurance";
On page nine, section 14e, line eleven, following the word "claims" by inserting the following:
"on health insurance for its West Virginia members";
On page eleven, section 14e, line one, following the word 'of"by striking the words"Health System Redesign" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "Health Enhancement and Lifestyle Planning"
On page eleven, section 14e, line five, following the word "fee" and the period by inserting the following:
"If at any time the Director of the Governor's Office of Health Enhancement and Lifestyle Planning and the Director of WVHIN determine that the assessment set forth in subdivision © will produce funds exceeding those necessary to accomplish the purposes of this article due to the availability of federal or other funds for these purposes, the Director of WVHIN shall propose legislation to reduce or eliminate the fee."
The House Health and Human Resource Committee further moves to amend the enacting section to read as follows:
"That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §33-3-14e, to read as follows" followed by a colon.