Bills Pending West Virginia House Health & Human Resources Committee

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WVHB4279Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to clarify that the time limitations provided for filing occupational pneumoconiosis claims in this section does not apply to or otherwise limit the ability of a claimant to obtain an evaluation from the Occupational Pneum...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4449Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to change the West Virginia law regarding tobacco sales to the minimum age of 21 to align with federal law.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4054Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health and Human Resources to promulgate a legislative rule relating to cooperative agreement approval and compliance.This section is new; therefore,
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4439Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit colleges and universities in West Virginia from requiring the COVID-19 vaccine or associated booster shot as a prerequisite for attending in-person class.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4403Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to provide parents the option to have their children vaccinated as a condition to entry of schools. The bill forbids schools from requiring masks on children under age 18. The bill allows those 18 and over to make their ow...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4438Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require hospitals without an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter on staff to provide technology to assist with communication for hearing or speech impaired patients and visitors.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4187Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to increase the age for the purchase of tobacco products, tobacco-derived products, and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21. This bill also changes the way businesses are fined for the underage sale of tobacco prod...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4532Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit the denial, cancellation, or other discrimination in policies of life insurance, sickness, disability, or long-term care insurance due to the status of the insured as a living organ donor.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4244Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to impose and collect a tax on opioid drugs or substances in order to fund substance addiction prevention and treatment.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4348Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to provide equal or preferred treatment to persons who have natural immunity or antibodies from their contraction of an infectious or communicable disease as opposed to persons who have vaccine induced immunity.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4314Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to establish privacy regarding medical treatment and to prohibit mandatory medical treatments unless the manufacturer of the medical product is liable.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4563Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to prohibit state funding of abortions.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4424Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to permit a physician, as 46 other states allow, to grant a child a medical exemption from the required immunizations for entering a school or a state-regulated child care center. The position of Immunization Officer is el...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4413Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to limit nursing home rooms to 2 residents.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4044Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to behavioral health centers licensure.This section is new; therefore,
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4192Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to provide exemptions from mandatory immunizations based on religious reasons.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4137Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to authorize the West Virginia Nursing Home Administrators Licensing Board to promulgate a legislative rule relating to nursing home administrators.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4246Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to make it a misdemeanor for a person to knowingly allow a felony drug offense to be committed on his or her property. The bill creates a duty to report. The bill creates criminal penalties. The bill allows a private cause...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4189Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to require a court to verify that before a child who has been removed from a home may be returned to that home, that if a parent is participating in a medication-assisted treatment program he or she shall be successfully f...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4053Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to West Virginia Clearance for Access: registry and employment screening.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4170Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to establish the Wholesale Prescription Drug Importation Program for the purpose of importing drugs from Canada on behalf of the state. The program will operate in compliance with the federal Department of Health and Human...
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4048Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Health to promulgate a legislative rule relating to fees for permits.This section is new; therefore,
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4340Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to establish the division of forensic social work services within the Department of Health and Human Resources.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4473Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to remove certain substances from schedule I of the Uniform Controlled Substances Act, including marihuana, Psilocybin, and Tetrahydrocannabinols.
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2024-01-10
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WVHB4405Intro
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The purpose of this bill is to create the Mental Hygiene Reform Act. The bill provides for a short title. The bill provides for legislative findings. The bill provides for a new classification system. The bill sets guidelines. Finally, the bill provi...
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2024-01-10
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