H. B. 2727

                        (By Delegates Householder, Cadle, Gearheart, Kurcaba, Statler,

                                                Wagner, Butler, Blair and Summers)

                        [Introduced February 13, 2015; referred to the

                        Committee on Health and Human Resources then the Judiciary.]

A BILL to amend the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-1-21, relating to exempting certain health care professionals from licensure requirements while performing charity care.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:

            That the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended by adding thereto a new section, designated §30-1-21, to read as follows:

ARTICLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO ALL STATE BOARDS OF EXAMINATION OR REGISTRATION REFERRED TO IN CHAPTER.

§30-1-21. Charity care provided out-of-state health care professionals .

            Any health care professional authorized by law to provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without being licensed under this chapter: Provided, That the health care professional:

            (1) Is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to practice the profession by, any state or territory of the United States;

            (2) Is in good standing in the state or territory he, she or it is licensed or authorized to practice;

            (3) Restricts his, her or its licensed or authorized services and duties solely to the provision of care or service at a free medical clinic;

            (4) Provides only the care or services that the individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to provide by any state or territory of the United States; and

            (5) Provides a copy of his, her or its current out-of-state license or authorization to practice to the free medical clinic, which shall retain the copy for two years.

            NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit out-of-state health care professionals to provide charity care at free medical clinics.

            This section is new and has been completely underscored.