WV HB5149 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on January 25 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-01-25 - To House Health and Human Resources
Pending: House Health & Human Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
The purpose of this bill is to requires persons or entities rendering medical services to patients who were under the age of 18 years at the time of the services to notify these patients after they reach 18years of age to contact the providers of any adverse or negative effects experienced from the services.
Title
Requiring all hospitals and medical offices to send a notice to all former or current patients when they turn 18, informing them that if they have had any negative or adverse side effects of a procedure that was performed on them as a child to contact the hospital or office to inform them of the issue
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-25 | House | To House Health and Human Resources |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Introduced in House |
| 2024-01-25 | House | To Health and Human Resources then Judiciary |
| 2024-01-25 | House | Filed for introduction |
Subjects
Code Citations
| Chapter | Article | Section | Citation Type | Statute Text |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 3 | 7 | Amended Code | Citation Text |
