Health (and Related Subheadings)
West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Pregnant Workers' Fairness Act [HB-4284]
The purpose of this bill is to create the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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Relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources [HB-4280]
The purpose of this bill is to revise, arrange, consolidate and recodify the laws of the State of West Virginia relating to the Department of Health and Human Resources and the Bureau of Medical Services. The entire chapter is substantially rewritten; therefore it has been completely underscored. This bill was recommended for introduction and passage during the Regular Session of the Legislature by the Legislative Oversite Commission on Health and Human Resources Accountability.
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Rewriting the procedure by which corporations may obtain authorization from the West Virginia Board of Medicine to practice medicine and surgery [HB-4278]
The purpose of this bill is to rewrite the procedure by which corporations may obtain authorization from the West Virginia Board of Medicine to practice medicine and surgery through the corporation. The bill clarifies the mechanism by which a domestic medical corporation or podiatry corporation may obtain a certificate of authorization to practice medicine through the corporation in West Virginia through licensed physicians and podiatrists. The bill also authorizes the issuance of certificates of authorization under specific circumstances to physician-owned
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating the Compassionate Use Act for Medical Cannabis [HB-4264]
[Cannabis ]
[Healthcare ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the “Compassionate Use Act for Medical Cannabis. It provides protections for the medical use of cannabis; defines debilitating medical conditions for which medical cannabis may be used; and authorizes the addition of debilitating medical conditions. The bill sets out limitations of this article. It prohibits discrimination against persons entitled to the protection of this article. The bill requires the registration of qualifying patients and designated caregivers and requires issuance of registry identification
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Requiring a person restraining a mentally ill or mentally challenged person in a "four point restraint" to administer sedation by injection at the time the patient is secured [HB-4244]
Requiring a person restraining a mentally ill or mentally challenged person in a "four point restraint" to administer sedation by injection at the time the patient is secured
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Overdose Prevention Act [HB-4189]
Overdose Prevention Act
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Updating the authority and responsibility of the Center for Nursing [HB-4188]
Updating the authority and responsibility of the Center on Nursing
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Requiring local governmental bodies to approve rules promulgated by local boards of health [HB-4171]
Requiring local governmental bodies to approve rules promulgated by local boards of health
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Offer of Emergency Aid Medication to Patients Prescribed Opiates [HB-4169]
Offer of Emergency Aid Medication to Patients Prescribed Opiates
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating the crime of prohibited sexual contact by a psychotherapist [HB-4130]
[Crime and Law Enforcement ]
The purpose of this bill is to create the felony crime of prohibited sexual contact by a psychotherapist. The bill provides for elements of the crime, definitions, exceptions, and criminal penalties for the commission of the offense. Separate penalties are provided for the offense of therapeutic deception. This article is new; therefore, it has been completely underscored.
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to reimbursement for copies of medical records [HB-3116]
Relating to reimbursement for copies of medical records
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Traumatic Brain Injury Services Commission [HB-2955]
Traumatic Brain Injury Services Commission
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Establishing anesthesia patient safety standards for office-based surgery [HB-2905]
Establishing anesthesia patient safety standards for office-based surgery
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Prohibiting the federal government from requiring state agencies to enforce the provisions of federal health care legislation [HB-2841]
Prohibiting the federal government from requiring state agencies to enforce the provisions of federal health care legislation
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Relating to mandatory immunizations for school children [HB-2831]
Relating to mandatory immunizations for school children
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Regulating tanning facilities [HB-2768]
Regulating tanning facilities
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating the "West Virginia Winner" program [HB-2766]
Creating the "West Virginia Winner" program
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Restricting the use of "4-point mechanical restraints" on patients [HB-2740]
Restricting the use of "4-point mechanical restraints" on patients
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Prohibiting recipients of state assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from purchasing sugary soft drinks [HB-2599]
Prohibiting recipients of state assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program from purchasing sugary soft drinks
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West Virginia 2014 Regular Session
Creating the Nonresident Medical Student Tuition Regularization Program [HB-2545]
Creating the Nonresident Medical Student Tuition Regularization Program